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a new deadline gives americans another 24 hours to sign up for health insurance. customers sue target following a massive security breach at the retail giant. and curtain comes down on candlestick park. a wild finish for the last game in the popular san francisco

a wild finish for the last game in the popular san francisco stadium. captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, december 24th, 2013. good morning, good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. it is deadline day again for theardable care act. the obama administration is giving americans who want coverage on january 1st one more day to sign up. as nancy cordes reports a lot of people need the extra time. >> reporter: these last-minute shoppers at highland mall in austin, texas weren't there to buy gifts. >> there's a policy number and then there's a member i.d. >> reporter: they were there to purchase health insurance through a federal exchange with the help of staffers through a nonprofit. the group insure central texas signed up more people on monday than all the time.

>> we'll probably surpass the day. >> reporter: there was a mad dash in virginia and on online. more than 1 million people have visited healthcare.gov. about five times more than last monday. some users were told to wait here when they tried to logon or to read their e-mail so they could be notified when demand flowed. the administration announced the 24-enrollment extension at midday but warned you should not wait if you're aiming to get coverage january 1st. you should try to sign up today. complicating matters, some of the 14 states announced their deadlines would not be slipping. insurance companies have already pwarned it will be difficult to process all those new applications by january 1st. and that's the next big test for obama care, will people who sign up now be able to use their coverage smoothly come january 1st. those who don't need coverage right away will have several

months to sign up. open enrollment runs through the end of march. nancy cordes, cbs news, washington. well target faces new problems following the massive information. the retailer is the subject of lawsuits and a federal investigation. as bigad shaban reports target is working hard to gain back trust. >> reporter: tracy rhodes is changing the way she shops at target after the retail giant revealed a security breach could leave as many as 40 million customers vulnerable to theft. >> i got to the register, and i pulled out my card to put it in the machine. then i thought about it, and i took it out. i canceled the whole transaction. i just used cash. >> reporter: other consumers appear to be avoiding the retailer. foot traffic at store decreased 5%. >> thank you for your patience. >> reporter: target's president

and ceo took to the website to apologize to customer us. he said credit card numbers and expiration dates, he believes they were unable to collect pin numbers. that's no console las vegas for college junior erica aiken who had $1200 stolen from her account. >> there's sticks transactions from target harrisburg, pennsylvania which i'm not in harrisburg. >> reporter: class action lawsuits have been filed in several states, seeking millions of dollars in damages. bigad shaban, cbs news, los angeles. on the "cbs moneywatch," holiday shoppers lose steam bus hyundai to pay millions in a gas mileage settlement. alexis christoforous is there at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, it's been a mediocre december at best. according to shopper track sales

dropped 3% since last year. and at the first of the month, the sales dropped 3% again. we should note the numbers don't include online sales. asian markets are higher ahead of the holidays. tokyo's nikkei finished a fraction ahead of six years. china's shanghai composite added a half percent and hong kong's hang seng is closed for the holiday. a santa claus rally yesterday sent the markets into record territory again. the dow rose 73 points to a new high. the nasdaq jumped 44. a christmas gift for homeowners, the new chiefs of fannie mae and freddie mac said he'll postpone and may even cancel a fee that would add millions to the cost of mortgages. hyundai and kia will spend almost $400 million to settle

charges they overstated gas mileage. last year, the epa found the automaker's inflated fuel economy numbers on 13 models. so instead of collecting a monthly fee, hyundai owners now have the option of taking a lump sum of $350. kia owners, about 660 bucks. one of the most popular gifts this holiday is audio equipment. sales of sound bar, those long speakers have grown 80%. wireless speaks have quadrupled. according to npd headphones and equipment make up 17%. those headphones are hip again. >> they are. i know when it comes to the ear buds. i'm constantly replacing them. my dog thinks they're chew toys and if i leave them on the floor, they're done for. >> i'm going with the big cam.

>> exactly. >> alexis christoforous, thank you so much. christmas eve travelers from the midwest into the northeast face headaches this morning. roads remain icy following an icy storm that swept across the country. utility crews are racing to return power to hundreds of thousands of families for christmas gatherings. one vermont resident said it's like camping in the living room. >> i went and bought a space heater and we've got some candles. i don't mind being in the dark so much. it was just the heat. there was no heat. >> at least 11 deaths are blamed on the storm that started saturday and lingered into late monday. more than 300 flights were cancelled on monday. another 7,000 were delayed. nasa is preparing for a space walk this morning to fix a cooling system aboard the international space station. it is the second and hopefully final space walk to replace the system. astronauts will be keeping close

nabs on their space suits. susan mcginnis is in washington. >> reporter: good morning, these two astronauts who are going to be making this important repair were already out there for about 5 1/2 hours on saturday. nasa is hoping, at least, today they'll be able to finish up. nasa astro yacht rick mass stroke yo and has been working hard. >> during the first space walk they're going to put the new one in and that could do the trick. >> reporter: the pump say critical part of the cooling system. it broke down december 11th, triggering the space lock to repair the system as quickly as possible. >> they expect failure over the life of a program going on this long. the trick is to be prepared for when it happens and for the crew to be able to prepare it. >> reporter: today's walk was originally scheduled for yesterday, but it had to be

delayed after a small amount of water got into the astronaut's suit during a mission. >> they put that new suit together, tested it. everybody's quite pleased with how that is. they don't think they'll have any problems for this space walk. >> reporter: last july, an italian astronaut nearly drowned when a water leak flooded his helmet. and mission control expects no problem with the contact of the international space station and santa claus, anne-marie. >> that's good news. the pope plans to pause with a busy christmas schedule to meet with his predecessor. the pontiff met monday with the former pope. francis wears a cape. phas seen inside benedict's ic vatican home. coming up on the "morning news," a massive water main break, the busy streets of

philadelphia turn into rivers after a pipe bursts. this is the "cbs morning news."

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snowden says his mission is already accomplished. he told "the washington post" that he's already won because journalists have told the story about how government collects internet and phone records. the interview was conducted in russia where he's been granted temporary asylum. in egypt, a massive bomb blast this morning. at leefl ast 12 people were kil 100 wound in a city north of cairo. the government blames the muslim brotherhood. the attack comes one month before the country votes on a new constitution. and just one day after being released from prison, the two members of the pussy riot reunited today. .two remain defiant and say they will now fight to change the way women are treated in jail. the women had spent nearly two years in jail for staging a protest at a moscow cathedral. still ahead, sports and a

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northeast. light snow will fall from the dakotas to iowa. expect lake-effect snow for most of new york. some areas will get up to 6 inches and it will be mostly quiet in the sports. in sports, the san francisco 49ers clinched a playoff berth in a wild win against the falcons. but it was a bittersweet night at candlestick park. with under 2 minutes left, atlanta recovered an onsides kick and was driving for the go ahead forward but navorro bowman returned an interception 89 yards giving the 49ers a 34-24 victory. and it's reported that dallas quarterback tony romo will miss the rest of the season. romo was reportedly hurt sunday against the redskins. jason garrett said romo will be evaluated on a daily basis. in the nba, phoenix took

advantage of an injury-plagued lakers david lee and miles plumlee grabbed points to go for 17 points as the sun easily handled l.a. 117-90. and denver's steven curry had 24 points and david lee with the nuggets 89-81. it was the nuggets fourth consecutive loss. and in hockey thanks to unintended help, the buffalo sabres got a 2-1 win over the phoenix coyotes. check this out. scored by mike smith in overtime. a deflected shot ends up in smith's pants and he didn't realize it. and he crosses the goal crease with the puck and ends the game. got to retire those pants. when we return, another look at the top stories.

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here's another look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., afternoon showers today but sunny in atlanta. and mostly sunny in st. louis. cloudy in denver. partly sunny in seattle today. here is another look at this morning's top stories. americans who want health coverage to begin january 1st under the affordable care act have another day to sign up. the obama administration says the deadline was extended to accommodate a last-minute rush. and retailers are anticipating a last-minute shopping season after a weak start. the family of a california girl on life support is expected to go back to court today.

they want another medical evaluation for 13-year-old jahi mcmath. she was declared brain-dead more than a week ago by children's hospital in oakland following a tonsillectomy. her parents don't accept that. and arms designer mikhail kalashnikov died in russia at the age of 84. the firearm the ak-47 has killed more people in the world. >> reporter: the ak-47 has long been a weapon of choice for fighters worldwide. developed in 1937, an estimated 100 million have been manufactured. they are cheap, powerful and indestructible. famously working in extreme conditions where a more

sophisticated m-16 has been known to jam. mikhail kalashnikov said he wanted to make farm equipment. when asked about being used in wars or terror attacks he had no regrets. he said it's the politicians who are to blame for failing to come to an agreement. jeff glor, cbs news. utah has gone back to court to stop same-sex marriages in the state. in salt lake city and around the state, at least 700 same-sex couples have obtained marriage licenses since friday. that's when a federal judge struck down the state's ban. on monday, he refuses to reverse the decision, now they're asking for a federal appeals court to intervene. and president obama's vacation in hawaii is in full swing. dressed in shorts and a cap he played his second round of golf monday. he even took time to shake a few hands there.

and after the links, he hit the beach with his family. in san francisco, a poodle puppy is being called a miracle dog. gem was found severely injured at a recycling center. a worker spot herd on a conveyer belt. she was sticking her head out of a bag and moving. hundreds of people have called wanting to adopt her. coming up after your local legendary actress shirley maclaine. i'm anne-marie green and this is "cbs morning news." wrinkles, turn to roc® retinol correxion®. one week, fine lines appear to fade. one month, deep wrinkles look smoother. after one year, skin looks ageless. high performance skincare™ only from roc®. take skincare to the next level with new roc® multi correxion® 5 in 1, proven to hydrate dryness, illuminate dullness, lift sagging,

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. good morning. welcome to wusa9. today is tuesday, december 24, 2013. it's christmas eve. it's almost here. >> i can hear the reindeer. >> you have good ears. >> it's exciting. >> it is exciting. >> howard has a festive tie on. did you all notice at home? >> after work i have two events. we're going to some friends' houses. >> it will be fun. >> itsit's a good time of year. we're -- it's a good time of year. a much colder christmas eve. we had the rain yesterday.

that's all gone. although this afternoon, you have a passing rain or snow shower, don't are surprised. with the winds out of the northwest, we're going to gust at times 20, 25 miles an hour. it will feel more like it's in the 30s with the wind chills. i think the best time will be early to mid afternoon. then we're back down to 40 by 5:00 going into the 20s tonight. still raining in parts of southeastern virginia, the delmarva, the coastal areas and down in the outer banks toward cape cod and nantucket. with the colder air we have snow returning to the picture. it's that little disturbance we'll watch this afternoon. temperatures much, much, much colder than this time yesterday morning running in some spots more than 30 degrees colder. 31 colder in gaithersburg, culpeper and orange. we're down 24 from yesterday morning with the actual temps now down to 31 in winchester. 30 -- martinsburg, rather,

excuse me. 29 hagerstown. easton at 39. we're still dropping off a few more degrees for the overnight. today, well, we'll be in the mid-30s hagerstown. 47 fredricksburg and about 44 in d.c. we're going to turn it over to monika samtani who's a trooper for coming in in spite of that cold of yours. >> yes, here i am. sniffling and all. but at least i'm here. yesterday was a little rougher, let me just tell you. if you're planning to head around town, you know what? things are going to be very light this morning with the exception of the late shoppers of course and the parking lots. i want to let you know in terms of train, vre is on an s schedule. penn and brunswick lines also an s schedule and no camden trains. the northbound side of 95 is looking good. 270 southbound looking great as well. shady grove road to the point where the lanes divide. now we'll go over to virginia and see what it looks like on

the northbound side of i-95. all green to 395. we'll take a live look in springfield on the northbound side. you can see even the hov lanes are open and volumes are light. nasa is preparing for a space walk this morning to fix a cooling system on the international space station. astronauts removed the faulty pump during a space walk over the weekend. >> susan mcginnis has a preview of the procedure that has only been done once before on christmas eve. >> reporter: nasa astronauts are preparing for their second space walk in four days to repair a refrigerator size ammonia pump on the international space station. >> during the first space walk, they got the pump out. during the space walk, they'll put a in one in and that should do the trick. >> reporter: the pump is a critical part of the the space station's cooling system. it e