breaking news this morning -- one of the most powerful storms ever. it's landed into the philippines this morning, wreaking havoc, with winds around 200 miles per hour. millions of people caught in its path. here at home, a rare presidential apology. >> i am sorry that they are finding themselves in this situation. >> president obama, talking to americans losing their health care coverage, despite his assurances. critics are already calling it half-hearted. a delivery in the nation's heartland. and the driver who survives a fireball. for the second-straight year, stanford pounds out a win over oregon. and their fans take to the field to celebrate.

good friday morning. going to get right to it now. a giant storm, bearing down on the philippines this morning. ripping through the vulnerable islands with deadly force. >> it's being called a supertyphoon. one of the most powerful on the planet. winds have toppled 200 miles an hour. and the storm is far from over. we begin with abc's dan harris. >> reporter: it's called supertyphoon haiyan. it's 300 miles wide. and it's bearing down on the philippines right now. this storm has had wind gusts of 235 miles per hour. that is comparable to an extremely powerful category 5 hurricane. evacuations have been ordered. and officials are preparing people for significant risk to both lives and property. as it hit land, the sustained winds, as opposed to the wind gusts, were recorded at an unheard of 195 miles per hour.

by comparison, the massively destructive superstorm sandy, carried gusts of 80 miles per hour. and hurricane katrina, the worst in recent american history hit with 120-mile-per-hour winds. but this one is much bigger. and the warnings from officials found like something you hear before the start of a war. at this hour, we still do not know the extent of the damage. we may not know for a long time. but officials have predicted that some areas will lose power or be left completely uninhabitable for weeks or months. and what's not directly impacted by the high winds of the storm could face serious flooding from a severe storm surge. >> simply incredible images already. this is the 24th serious storm to hit the philippines this year alone. and you heard dan make a reference to war. >> the philippine government has mobilized cargo planes, dozens of military helicopters there will be more about this massive

storm coming up on "gma." our other big story, fresh fallout over obama care. the president apologizing to americans who were dropped from their insurance plan. >> experts fixing healthcare.gov say new problems are popping up. abc's tahman bradley joins us from washington with the very latest this morning. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: good morning, diana and john. we heard the president admit that the rollout has not gone according to plan. we also heard the president say that he feels personally responsible for fixing it. but what we have not heard are the words, i'm sorry, until now. president obama is apologizing to americans being forced off their health insurance plans by his reform law. >> i am sorry that they, you know, are finding themselves in this situation, based on assurances they got from me. >> reporter: the nbc news interview is the confession. for years, the president made this pledge. >> if you like your plan, you can keep your plan. >> reporter: the obama

administration says 80% of americans are eligible to keep their coverage. but millions are being forced to shop for new plans because of the standards established by the affordable care act. mr. obama admits, he should have explained it better. >> we weren't as clear as we needed to be in terms of the changes takes place. >> reporter: the apology is not enough for angry republicans. mitch mcconnell said, if the president is truly sorry for breaking his promises to the american people, he'll do more than just issue a half-hearted apology on tv. some lawmakers want the administration to add flexibility to obama care, allowing americans the freedom to keep their plans if they choose. the white house insists those people losing their insurance will soon get a better deal. under obama care, insurance companies are now required to provide more basic coverage. americans are finding it difficult to enroll. technicians for healthcare.gov are discovering new problems by the day. but the administration, john and diana, insists that website is going to be fully up and running

by the end of the month. >> a lot of skeptics out there. tahman, a couple senators offering up a change to obama care. what's their plan? >> senator mark dirk, a republican, and joe manchin, a democrat, have introduced legislation a delay for individual mandate requiring americans to buy health insurance or play a penalty. american businesses back in july were allowed to delay the rollout of obama care. now, the american people should be allowed a delay because of all those website woes. >> abc's tahman bradley, live in washington for us this morning. thank you. another note from the white house. a new report saying the government shutdown last month cost the u.s. between $2 billion and $6 billion in lost productivi productivity. that's due to federal workers staying home. new signals this morning there could be a major breakthrough in nuclear talks with iran. secretary of state kerry is making an unscheduled trip to join negotiations. iran's plan to cap some of the

activities in exchange for relief from crippling sanctions has been accepted by the six nations involved in the talks. hundreds made a pilgrimage of sorts to north carolina. the reverend billy graham, celebrating his 95th birthday. kicking off the party, the debut of a new religion outreach video graham made from his home. >> our country is in great need of a spiritual awakening. the good times. i've gone from city to city. and i've seen how far people have gone to see god. >> among the guests, donald trump. and former vice presidential candidate, sarah palin, who told graham, we need him around for another 95 years. a new "time" magazine is creating a buzz. chris christie, with the tag, the elephant in the room. >> others got the message the

emerging cloud in the republican party. neither "time" nor christie, shedding light on what they think. time, now, for a look at the weather across our nation. other than lingering rain and snowshowers in the pacific northwest and lake-effect snow around the great lakes, most of the nation can plan on a mild, dry day. >> temperatures coast-to-coast, in the 50s and 60s. in the southwest, summer-like readings in the 70s and 80s. and coming up, brand-new allegations against the nfl player accused of bullying a teammate. and twitter coming off a sparkling day on wall street. the rest of the market, didn't do so well. and the countdown is on to the next "star wars" movie. when will it arrive from a galaxy far, far away. stay with us for the details.

welcome back. by all accounts, it was a successful stock market debut for twitter. when its shares opened for trading yesterday, they were over $45 each. and that created lots of new millionaires and even some billionaires. particularly among twitter employees and its early backers. retail investors who bought when trading started lost money. twitter opens this morning at $44.90 a share. outside of the twitter hysteria, it was a rough day for stocks. all three major averages, the dow, nasdaq and s&p 500, suffering heavily losses. investors were selling on concerns of the fed beginning to rein in its long-running stimulus program. the new jobs reports out today will provide a clearer picture of the impact of the government shutdown. economists forecast that american employers added

122,000 jobs in october. that's down from 148,000 the month before. the unemployment rate may tick up one point. and thanksgiving travel will be up slightly from last year, an airline industry group says. about 25 million passengers are expected to travel from november 22nd to december 3rd. that's a 1.5% increase from last year. and there won't be much margin for error here. planes are expected to be more than 85% full. "motor trend" magazine naming the cadillac cts as its 2014 car of the year. judges were impressed of the smooth ride and the handling of the luxury car. the cts is the first cadillac to offer an eight-speed transmission. starting cost, 46,000 bucks. and it is official. the galaxy far, far away is coming to a theater near you in just two years. >> lucasfilm has set the release date for the much-anticipated "star wars" "episode 7" for december 18th, 2015. shooting is set to begin next spring. lucasfilm was purchased by

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a wet, windy november storm has been pounding the portland, oregon, metro area. flooding out major roadways. the storm also knocking out power across the city, including at portland international airport. people were in the dark for about 40 minutes. and roads in the portland area may be slick for this morning's commute. plan on rain and snow from the dakotas all the way to the great lakes. >> if you're flying, another tranquil day in the skies over the u.s. no weather-related airport delays are expected. back to the news we go. the big announcement from the fda, cracking down hard on transfats, warning they are simply not safe. >> now, the government is planning to get rid of them completely. they are found in packaged food,

mostly used to improve taste, texture and self-life. but the bottom line here, says abc's dr. richard besser, saying they can do more harm than good. >> you can still have some transfats in a product that says zero. you need to look at the ingredient list and see if it lists something called partially hydrogenated oil. that's the same thing as a transfat. the technology that companies use will only measure up to a certain point. if they're below that, they're allowed to say zero, even if the product has some transfat in there. the new change in fda, if it goes through, will eliminate that and make the food safer. >> the final ruling won't come until after a 60-day period, when the fda will hear from the public. but insiders say eliminating all transfats from our food is virtually a done deal. a huge explosion ripping through a home in new jersey, badly injuring an elderly couple there. the homeowners were trapped inside yesterday, after that blast leveled their house.

despite the flames, neighbors rushed in and saved the husband and wife. officials say it's too soon to tell if the new gas lines are to blame. an explosion captured on camera near cleveland. a man was delivering propane tanks. one fell off the forklift and he ran it over. a huge fireball erupts. the man managed to escape with smoke coming from his body. but he's already been released from the hospital. the chicago police are looking for a brazen band of thieves targeting sports authority stores. check out how these guys operate. it's in flash mob mode. their m.o. is to burst into stores in daylight, grab armfuls and full racks of clothing. then, they head out the door to a waiting vehicle. all this happens in a matter of minutes. >> wow. we're hearing for the first time from the former rutgers coach, fired over the abuse allegations. coach mike rice was fired for physically and verbally abusing his college players in practice. he was caught on tape.

now, he's speaking out for the first time in a broadcast interview with abc's robin roberts. rice says he is a changed man. >> when it became public, what was your reaction? >> my first reaction, when i saw the tape was, one of shock. of sadness that i would put myself in a situation like this. >> you can see more of robin's exclusive interview coming up on "good morning america." and tonight on "20/20." a new allegation this morning in the miami dolphins bullying investigation. it involves suspended lineman richie incognito, who allegedly harassed a volunteer during the dolphins annual golf tournament last year. he's accused of touching a woman's private parts with a golf club, rubbing himself against her and pouring water from a bottle in her face. and the attorney for jonathan martin has now issued a new statement, claiming, quote, harassment that went far beyond the traditional locker room hazing. jonathan endured a malicious physical attack and daily vulgar comments. now, some football from college and the pros. we get the highlights from espn. >> good morning, america.

welcome to our "sportscenter" studios in los angeles. i'm stan verrett. big night in college football on thursday. the headliner, oregon and stanford. from the farm in palo alto. oregon came in number three in the bcs. stanford, number five. kevin hogan, get in there. 8 carries, 57 yards for him. tyler gaffney did most of the work. 45 carries, a school record, 157 yards. marcus mariota, for a 12-yard touchdown. oregon cut it to a six-point game. oregon trailed 26-0, at one point. a couple of passes late for mariota, the heisman candidate. after oregon recovered one onside kick, they couldn't get the other one. stanford hangs on to win, 26-20. from the nfl, redskins and vikings. cris carter being honored by the vikings for his hall of fame induction. christian ponder, scrambles. lands awkward on his left harm. left the game with a dislocated left shoulder. he did not return. next play, though, adrian peterson, how easy is that?

75 yards for a touchdown. 28-27, vikings. it came down to this. fourth and goal for the redskins. final seconds. robert griffin iii to santana moss. maybe one foot down. but not the second one. vikings win it, 34-27. griffin, 281 passing yards and 3 touchdowns. his former team, though, baylor, beat oklahoma thursday night to remain unbeaten. that's all we have. now, back to you. >> all right. well, visitors to an atlanta exhibition featuring artifacts from the "titanic" must have thought they were being punk'd when they arrived to find it was unexpectedly closed. >> and the reason on this sign. "titanic" the artifact exhibit is closed due to water damage. the show featuring hundreds of objects from the "titanic," which famously collided with an iceberg in 1912 and sank into the atlantic ocean. one turned away visitor tweeted,

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> happy friday, everyone. i am katie marzullo here for kristen sze. >> we have developing news from the philippines where super typhoon haiyan is battering the country with winds of 165 miles per hour. 720,000 people have been evacuated from towns and villages in the path across the central philippines. that includes thousands who had a double whammy, living in the makeshift shelters after the 7.12 earthquake. officials say four people been killed and the storm knocked out power in several provinces and cut the lanes. the typhoon haiyan winds make it equal to a category five hurricane. experts say it is probably the

strongest cyclone on record to make landfall anywhere in the world. cell phone systems are down making it impossible for filipinos in the bay area to check on their relatives. amy hollyfield? >> we are at the filipino community center on mission street. we want to check in when they open to learn if they have luck reaching loved ones. people we spoke with said reaching loved ones has been tough. the people we met are not feeling defeated. >> i feel the filipino people can survive this. we are resilient people and those who is lived here in the united states, we help people back home who are in need. this just another tragedy,

another challenge, i know we can survive. >> we spoke to a man who lives in the philippines and we got him on the phone and he said thousands of people are sheltered in schools, malls and sports arenas. the hard part for people in bay area is waiting if word. >> we have more on relief evers on our website at abc7news.com. you can get breaking updates by following us on twitter@abcnews. >> our meteorologist has been tracking typhoon haiyan. what is the latest? >> 165-mile-per-hour winds. gusts faster than that. in the philippine, you can see what has happened during our overnight hours during the daylight as it came in with 19 195-mile-per-hour wind. it fell apart which you with expect but