>> pelley: good evening. how did it all go wrong? republican-controlled house today held the first congressional hearings about the disastrous rollout of the federal government's online health insurance market. contractors who built the web site were in the hot seat testifying under oath. they raised their hands, then pointed their fingzer at the obama administration. wyatt andrews was there. >> reporter: the two main contractors who built the inner workings of the obamacare web site told congress their parts testify site worked well, but that the government never tested the dozens of parts together, called end-to-end testing until just days before the october 1 deadline. satoshsharyl campbell represents c.g.i. federal. she was asked about the end-to-end testifying by republican congressman greg walden. >> it occurred the last two weeks in september. >> did that give your company adequate time to make sure everything was integrated and

would work? >> it would have been better to have more time. we would have loved to have months to be able to to do that. >> reporter: when testing did begin in late september, the system failed and not with millions of people. it failed in a test of 200 people. >> there was a-- an end-to-end test that occurred, and the system did crash with about that number. >> we expressed all of those concerns and risks to c.m.s.. >> reporter: the contractor said they reported everything to the centers of medicareçó and medicaid services, c.m.s., the government agency managing the web site. q.s.s.i., the contractor that confirms an applicant's identity, says it warned c.m.s. there was risk in launchinga owct 1. the vice president of optum q.s.s.i.: >> we informed c.m.s. that more testingñi wass. we informed c.m.s. of the pieces of the system that had-- that we had tested, that had issues. >> reporter: still, the

contractors believe the web site can be repaired on time, even if on time means the december deadline for insurance that starts in january. >> the experience will be improved as they go forward. and people will be able to ren roll by december 15 time frame. >> reporter: this hearing was also heavy with partisan politics. republicans said the flaws in the web site are a sign of the failure of obamacare. but, scott, democrats called it ironic for republicans to work so hard on this web site after all those months of trying to kill the law. >> pelley: thanks, wyatt. so what does a failed web site cost? we wondered, so we called the government auditing agency, the g.a.o. they told us the money spent on the web site so far comes to at least $394 million. sharyl attkisson has been digging into the cause of the delays in preparing the site, and she found there was a major interruption in the monthsñi

before president obama's reelection. >> reporter: at the height of the 2012 presidential election campaign, it was crunch time for the obama administration to release key instructions, so contractors could work toward the october 2013 deadline. but a health and human services official who was closely involved tells cbs news, in late summer, the administration stoppedçó issuing proposed rules for the affordable care act until after the election. the result was what many viewed as a serious delay as contractors, states and insurance companies awaited crucial guidance to move forward. some of the rules were ready to go back in june or july, says one insider. suddenly everything was on hold. we reviewed the h.h.s. expwebs found between 2010 and august 31, 2012, 109 proposed regulations were issued. then from september 1 until late november, there were none. the flurry resumed after the

election. today, a white house spokesman told us issuing regulations was the sole responsibility of h.h.s. their timetables were their own and not influenced by the white house or the reelection campaign. whoever decide on the delay, one government source says it meant insurance companies didn't have information they meed to design their plans and calculate premiums. another says that the main web site builder, contractor c.g.i., didn't get all its final technical requirements until may. that includes the crucial user interface, which dictates what people see when they visit the web site, and how they navigate around. without final instructions, the source says, c.g.i. started down a path only to later discover it was the wrong path. c.g.i. had to throw out and start over on about a third of its work. some experts say the web site should have been tested for four to six months prior to the launch, rather than just days. but some of the final technical requirements weren't even issues six months before the launch.

>> pelley: sharyl attkisson in our washington newsroom. thanks, sharyl. the affordable care act was signed by the president in 2010, and since then, he has repeated one reassuring phrase-- >> if you like your insurance plan, you will keep it. no one will be able to take that away from you. it hasn't happened yet. it won't happen in the future. >> pelley: but it is happening. the president's health care law raises the standards for insurance policies, which many consider to be a good thing. but hundreds of thousands of americans whose policies don't meet the new standards are being told their health plans are being canceled. carter evans is looking into this. >> what kind of white noise is she using. >> natalie wiles helps parents in los angeles care for their newborns. >> i was completely happy with the insurance i had before. >> reporter: so sh surprised whn she tried to renew her policy. what did you find out? >> that my insurance was going to be completely different and they were going to be replaced with 10 new plans that were

going to fall under the regulations of the affordable care act. >> reporter: her insurer, kaiser permanente, is terminating policies for 160,000 people in california and presenting them with new plans that comply with the health care law. >> before i had a plan that had a $1500 deductible. i paid dlt 199 a month. the most similar plan i would have available to me would be $278 a month. my deductible would be $6500, and all my care after that point would only be covered 70%. >> about half of the 14 million people who buy insurance on their own are not going to be able to keep the policies that they had previously. >> reporter: dr. gerry kominski is director of the public health policy at u.c.l.a. he said higher premiums helps insurers pay for new requirements, including accepting patients with preexisting conditions, and providing preventive care, like checkups and vaccines. >> you're paying more for a

better product and more protection, and you won't understand the value of that until you need it. >> reporter: but many can't get past the sticker shock. >> so now i'm being forced to choose from a bunch of new plans that i don't want to choose from that are all more expensive. >> reporter: new plan prices vary depending on age and location. but, scott, we're told, younger people who currently have high-deductible plans will likely pay higher premiums and people with health problems will pay lower premiums. >> pelley: carter efnanz our los angeles newsroom, thanks very much. tonight we are hearing for the first time from a security officer who witnessed the terrorist attack on the u.s. diplomatic mission in benghazi, libya, last year. u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans were killed in the attack on the mission and a nearby annex. in an interview for "60 minutes," correspondent lara logan spoke with a british citizen who had been hired to train the libyan guards at the u.s. mission.

he calls himself morgan jones. it's a pseudonym to protect his safety. jones says he was annoyed that the state department wouldn't allow his guards to carry guns. as the attack began last year on september 11, one of his guards called jones who was living nearby. >> i could hear gunshots and he said, "there's men coming in to the mission." his voice, he was-- he was scared. you could tell he was really scares scaird. and he was running. you could tell he was running. >> reporter: his first thought was for his american friends, the state department agents pinned down inside the compound. and he couldn't believe it when one of them answered his phone. >> i said, "what's going on?" he said, "we're getting attacked." i said, "how many?" and he said, "they're all over the compound." and i-- i was shocked. i didn't know what to say. and i said, "well, just keep fighting. i'm on my way."

>> reporter: morgan's guards, unarmed and terrified, were surrounded by heavily armed gunmen, but they still sounded the alarm. >> they said, "we're here to kill americans, not libbians." so they gave them a good beating, pistol-whipped them, beat them with their rifles and let them go. >> reporter: "we're here to kill americans." >> that's what they said. >> reporter: "not libbians. of the. >> pelley: an independent investigation in benghazi found the mission security was grossly inadequate and that requests for additional security were not approved at state department headquarters. you can see lara logan's full report, which explains the attack through the eyes of those who understood it best, this sunday on "60 minutes." there's a report tonight that the u.s. government's eavesdropping overseas has been much more widespread than we knew. the "guardian" newspaper in england says the national security agency monitored the phone conversations of 35 world

leaders. mark phillips has the latest from london. and, mark, this isn't going over well in europe. >> reporter: no, scott, livid, in fact, would be a word to describe the reaction of international leaders to the latest revelations about u.s. spying, the u.s. ambassador to germany was called in for a dressing down today. and the u.s., which until now has justified its spying by the need to keep tabs on its enemies, is now having to explain why it's been spying on its friends. european leaders meeting in brussels today were united in anger at the united states for spying on them. german chancellor angela merkel is famous for her attachment to her cell phone. it turns out, the n.s.a. seemed to have liked it, too. german intelligence confirmed news reports that washington had been listening in. "spying on friends is not acceptable," she said. her foreign minister, gido

westerwelle, speaking in english went further. >> this can harm our friendship. >> reporter: merkel compared notes with france's president. he also complained this week about reports the u.s. interpreted millions of phone calls from france as well. and italian prime minister enrico letto will be concerned about another credible report today about u.s. spying on his >>. >> reporter: these latest revelations have been coming from the same place that the revelations have been coming from, for months, from edward snowden, the former n.s.a. employee, who is still holed up in moscow,y1 and still releasing documents from the ones he has with him. this latest is causing embarrassment for the u.s. and raising international diplomatic tension as well, scott. >> pelley: mark, thanks very

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photographs. ben tracy tells us the album include a magical mystery that dates back to the beatle's first u.s. tour. >> the beatles! ( cheers ) >> reporter: when the beatles arrived in america in 1964 to play the ed sullivan show... ♪ i want to hold your hand ♪ >> reporter: the fab four were the subjects of countless photographs. >> it was so great. it was so exciting. you know, we were coming to america. i mean, you know, the musical land of our dreams. >> reporter: but ringo starr says screaming fans were not the only ones taking pictures. did you guys all have cameras? >> we all had cameras. we all had camera, a drink and a cigarette. they were the three things we all carried all the time. >> reporter: starr became the band's unofficial photographer, capturing their intimate moments from the inside of beatlemania. he also turned the camera on the media and their fans.

fans. it's this shot he took nearly 50 years ago in new york that he's always wondered about, especially that guy in the shadows. >> they were in that car, and here's our hero, who is he? >> reporter: this is the guy you're wondering about? >> yeah, the mystery man. >> reporter: those teenagers had driven to j.f.k. airport to see the beatles arrive. they were too late, but on the way home, a limo pulled up next to their car. >> they all put the windows down, and, you know, hey!" and just, hey, i got my camera, i'll take them. and guess what? they really saw us. and we saw them. >> reporter: starr found many of his personal pictures in his basement and has compiled them into a new book called "photograph." i'm sure over the years you've been asked to write an autobiography a lot. >> i have. >> reporter: is this your autobiography? >> >> it is. i think it's a much better way. i'll tell the story, which you've got to pay to write, and you look at the pictures so this is the best way for me.

>> reporter: the book has prompted a search for those kids in the car. turns out many of them still live on the east coast. ringo starr says he doesn't need a reunion. he prefers to simply remember that moment when everyone was having the time of their lives. ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >> pelley: and that's the cbs evening news for tonight. we're going to leave you this evening with an unusual look at the white house, lit up in pink for breast cancer awareness. for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org man: at that moment, it hit me -- this is why i joined the guard. i couldn't believe it. i just saved a life. somebody from my hometown. announcer: be there for your community,

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