7.1. 7.1 million americans have signed up for obamacare. when go the doctor there will be 7.1 million people in the waiting room ahead of me. >> that's good news for the millions who never had health care prior to the aca. with the white house reaching the signup goal. will republicans officially stop talking about the repeal. the mammograms kbrp are they questioning the procedure. on a lighter note. big poppy steals the self-y. whose outfit stole the show at the white house? this is "way too early." a big poppy self-y. hey, everybody. good morning, i'm thomas roberts. welcome to "way too early." pushing the onsie to new heights. we coined the phrase.

on the list to get one. we want to start off on a serious note. breaking news overseas. it was overnight that chile was rocked by a magnitude 8.2 earthquake. it was felt as far as bolivia and peru. it struck the northern coast near a major port city. at least five people have been killed either being crushed under rubble or suffering heart attacks. the earthquake triggered a small tsunami. an advisory was issued for hawaii to warn about strong currents. thousands of people were evacuated on the pacific coast. thousands more are without pour. officials are beginning to assess the damage. it's clear that it sparked fires that destroyed buildings, landslide were created. 300 women from a female prison escaped at this hour. many are reportedly, still, on the loose. we're keeping our eye on the story and bring you more throughout the morning. mayor vitamin sent gray has

been ousted in the primary. emerged from a field of nine candidates to defeat. providing gray with $600,000 in a slush found help him get elected. five people pleaded guilty to what has been called a shadow campaign. gray denied any wrong doing. he conceded last night bower is is calling for a seat change at city hall. >> we believe that corruption at city hall is unacceptable. we believe that our mayor must break new ground and command the world authority to lead. >> bouser faces city council member and independent in the general election. zblrvelgt you've heard the figure, 7.1 million americans have signed up for health care through the aca exchange. now the plans chief technology officer celebrated by popping champagne in the parking lot.

the president praised the success in the rose guard within a smiling vice president at his side. >> change is hard. fixing what is broken is hard. overcoming skepticism and fear of something new is hard. a lot of times folks would refer the devil they know to the devil they don't. but this law is doing what it is supposed to do. it's working. why are folks working so hard for people not have health insurance? why are they so mad about the idea of folks having health insurance? on the end, history is not kind to those who would deny americans the basic economic security. nobody remembers well those who stand in the way of america's progress or our people. that's what the affordable care act represents.

as messy as it has been at times, as contentious it's been, it's progress. republicans called a premature victory lap and the fiasco according to senator mcconnell. it's a catastrophe for the country, he said. in the home state of kentucky of mcconnell enrollment in the state exchanges was cut the number of uninsured by 40%. mary landrieu in louisiana took aim at bobby jindal for not expanding medicaid under the law. alaska senator walked a tight rope. saying i think the number would have been higher if they won't have dropped the ball on rollout. it was a truly long day on capitol hill yesterday for the new ceo of general motors. lawmaker after lawmaker grilling mara barra why her company waited more than a decade to

announce a safety defect linked to 13 deaths. she apologized to the families of the victims and vowed a similar situation would never happen under her watch. >> how does gm balance cost and safety? >> we don't. today, if there's a safety issue, we take action. if we know there is a defect on our vehicles, we do not look at the cost associated with it. we look at the speed in which we can fix the issue. >> was there a culture in gm at that time that they would have put cost over safety? >> again, we're doing the complete investigation, but i would say in general, we've moved from a cost-culture after the bankruptcy to a customer-culture. >> barra admitted the automaker used the faulty ignition switch. the cost of replacement would have been 57 cents. she testified general motors has a responsibility to compensate victims and families affected by this safety defect. the automaker hired attorney

kenneth feinberg on advice how to handle the recall. we switch gears to talk more news about business. everybody is talking about the risk of high speed trading on everyday investors. michael lewis author of the new book said the stock market was rigged. that was the topic of discussion yesterday on cnn bc. >> shame on both of you for falsely accusing literally thousands of people and possibly squaring millions of investors in an effort to promote a business model. sue, it's an old tactic to build a business on the plank of fear, mistrust, an accusation. it's taken it to a new level and reflects either an unwillingness. a continue lack of understanding about how the market operates, or just unwillingness to acknowledge it because you're trying to laumplgt launch a new business. steve live in london. what do you maskt comments?

how are people responding and absorbing how the talk is that the markets are rigged? >> thomas, let me say to you. this debate has become an overnight sensation. it's taken years. we've been talking about high frequency trading and how it changed the market. professionals putting thousand of trades if by the second. . changed the market. there's an enormous debate about whether it is adding or taking away from volume, liquidity. creating price discrepancies or adding transparency and the cost. the touch in the buying and selling is tight now. it has benefitted many, many people. others are saying you can't trust the prices. in is a debate, thomas, i'm afraid that has been going on a long time. i know, the fbi is investigating the practice. they should. that aside the markets were in record territory yesterday. we saw the s&p touching record

levels. factory activity in the united states rebounded for the second month in a row. that was good news. everyone in this market is looking at the payroll figure 200,000 jobs are seen being created in march. that one comes on friday. >> steve, thank you. have a good day. switch gears talking about the house budget chair paul ryan. he's releasing the formal draft of the budget outline today. both parties are ready to hold it up as a measure of the competing priority. it would have $5 trillion and shave it off over the next decade by balancing the budget by 2024. if calls for sharp cuts to food stamps and education funding. it would fully repeal obamacare and change it to a premium support program. older americans receive subsidizes to buy private insurance. military spending would rise by half million. a vote could come friday. some members were hesitant to

roll out a budget plan with democrats poised to seize on the issue. the wisconsin republican defended his timing saying we believe it is not enough for us to be an opposition party. we need to be a proposition party. there is a new obstacle in the middle east peace process that threatens the future talk. the palestinian authority is pushing to join more than a dozen international agencies. the u.s. and israel oppose that move saying it's premature when there is so far to go in the negotiations. secretary of state john kerry cancelled his trip to the region in what the new york times calm as re-election and impatience. the intelligence community is coming down strong against a case of a convicted spy which could be used as bar gajing chip. they called for the release of john pollard. hundreds of prisoners could be released from the palestinian jails. the release would be a massive

betrayal said dianne feinstein. we are getting the new look at the devastation after mud slide in washington state. they are using high terk equipment as they continue the search for residents who are still missing going inch by inch through the mud and debris. recovery crews say they have a long road ahead of them. more remains were found yesterday bringing it to 28 people. and 22 people listed as missing. we switch gears. talking about women's health. a new study is questioning the benefits of mammogram. the hard medical school said the benefit of breast cancer screening are overstated and the risks are down played. overall they are associated with a 19% of breast cancer reduction. it's 15% reduction for women in the 40s. the study found the number of false positive outweighs the number of cancer detected.

still ahead on "way too early." jimmy kimmel calls for the masses for the best of their april fool's. we'll show you the best. the about presidential self-y. the red sox making the trip to the white house to celebrate a world series champs. the photograph of big poppy and commander in chief had twitter abuzz. it was johnny who wore the patriotic suit to the ceremony. what's the most outrageous outfive you've worn on purpose. use the #waytooearly. a check on weather when we come back. [ male announcer ] ortho crime files.

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welcome back, everybody, to sports. a rough start to the season for derek jeter and the new york yankees. sorry, bill. the astros jumped on them. jeter, punched a single to right. squared one and hit by a pinch in the first game on the final season. houston won it 6-2. all right. >> jeter getting hit. the first at bat and hit by the pitch. i was about to fly to houston and take care of the pitcher. meanwhile. you don't want bill mad at you. the red sox stopped by the white house. honoring them for inspiring the city.

the most memorable when david ortiz presented the president with a number 44 jersey. >> mind if i take my own? >> he wants to do a selfie. >> yes, sir. yes, sir! >> come on! yeah! [ applause ] >> mr. president, first, let me take a selfie. >> it's a great picture. what a honor. >> it's all about the high ankle. >> mine would have been blurry. >> you want the high angle. they are fighting for playoff position in the west. one team has it. take a peek. >> step on the sideline. it's 7, and 5, and 4, 3 -- good!

good! he did it again! >> all right golden state wins 122-120. they sit in the sixth on while dallas is on the outside looking in with seven games left. the nfl where one of the most explosive receivers in the league is teaming up with rg 3 washington signing desean jackson. getting the chance to play the eagles, who cut him, seven times. he didn't get along with the head coach there. the biggest name in golf is sitting out the masters. tiger woods underwent back surgery for a pinched nerve and will miss for the first time since 1994. >> there goes the ratings. >> expected to be back on tour sometime this summer. he's been having back problems since 2012. the new world cup uniforms have some fans saying viva will

france. it's a departure from the past uniforms and make americans look like a popsicle. >> that would make your mouth all red. it's a mess. >> think they look too french? >> russian. >> russian someone said. a lot of red. >> it doesn't shout american. put some stars on it or something. >> put some americans on it and we'll call it american. get a check on the weather. jen is tbusy to cue me. i heard she trades all day and night. >> look at her. v vanna, turn me a letter. what is going on weather wise? >> severe weather in the cards over the next couple of days. it's pouring this morning. it you're heading outside, st. louis, so you thunderstorms right over the top of you. pittsburgh raining, too. right along interstate i 70 probably the worst drive.

it's not snow or ice, just plain rain. later today we start two days of severe weather tracking. we'll see this afternoon and evening. oklahoma city, tulsa to tlois, little rock to memphis. not so many tornados today more hail and damaging winds. tomorrow looks like the potential for a severe weather outbreak maybe a tornado outbreak. the area in ved a greatest risk. memphis to st. louis. right through about the mississippi river valley. tomorrow could be a tornado day. we have to watch. it. >> it's the season. coming up at the top of the hour. the white house's reaction to meeting the health care goals. and the critics who say there's no reason to celebrate. when we come back, we huddle around the "water cooler." john stewart is all about breaking news. time get nasty about it. we're back after this. stick around. [ female announcer ] who are we?

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all right, at the top of the show we talked about the 8.2 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of chile. experts say the country was long overdue for a major earthquake. the region where it occurred has tech tonic plates that dive beneath one another which gives rise to earthquakes. the last big one to hit the area was in 1877 when an 8.5 tremor

was set off. that, then, triggered a tsunami. 75-foot waves from that. we want to huddle around the water cooler and check with lewis who has the best of late night. >> that's right. let's start with john stewart who knows where to get to go get accurate information about flight 370. >> could they be close finally find a scrap. a scrap of debris? >> it looks like the debris field from an airplane crash. it may not be, but it has the signature look of it. >> perhaps it wasn't the debris we thought it was. >> break news, a satellite spots 300 objects. >> pieces from the debris. >> the ocean is filled with a lot of trash. it's hard to tell one thing from another. >> possible debris spotted. the search moves 700 miles northeast. >> could be a piece of the missing plane? >> some objects floating in the water no word yet on what they are. >> anything been releave itted and looked at in one of the

ships turned out to be not connected to flight 370. >> another day, no confirmed plane debris. >> basically cnn has become this guy. netflix put out a couple of exclusive offersing to april fool's day. first sizzling bacon. a style puzzle that take the viewer out of the fire and into the frying pan. it looks delicious. >> who doesn't like bacon. second is called chicken. netflix writes, quote, in a tradition of curious case of button. the criminology that stokes the imagination. >> is it cooking like it's uncooking? >> i'm not sure. >> i think it is uncooking, yes. >> it's reverting back to --

>> reverting back to raw. >> sweet. >> not bad. they were one day offerings. it you were hoping to catch it, you have to wait until next april fool's day. >> i'll mark it on the calendar, lewis. we're going stick with the april fool's theme. let's go to jimmy kimmel who asked the viewers to submit the best pranks. >> here are the fruits of your labor. america comes together celebrate april fool's. >> hey, jimmy, i'm 32 weeks pregnant, and i have a feeling that my water is going to break. >> my water broke! >> why do you do this? >> wait. what?

-- 20,000. 20,000. 20,000. >> 20,000. >> let me see! >> it is! >> submit claim form by mail. claim form supplied by santa claus. >> are you mad because i froze year cereal? it's like a popsicle. see? you don't like it? are you sure you don't like it? this is april fool's day. >> poor little girl, lewis. >> i like the bogus scratchoff.

>> he got us with the olympics and the twerking girl that set her apartment on fire or whatever. >> he's the master of tricking. >> still ahead on "way too early." the most creative and inappropriate outfits. we asked you how you compare yourself to johnny who wore the patriotic jacket to the white house on purpose. [ man #1 ] we're now in the approach phase, everything looking good. ♪ velocity 1,200 feet per second. [ man #2 ] you're looking great to us, eagle. ♪ 2,000 feet. ♪ still looking very good. 1,400 feet. [ male announcer ] a funny thing happens when you shoot for the moon. ahh, that's affirmative. [ male announcer ] you get there. you're a go for landing, over. [ male announcer ] the all new cadillac cts,

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