topic is regarding our realignment funds that we draw from the state to support services for uninsured health care to public health programs in the counties as part of the budget process at the state level last year. the state determined that because under the affordable care act and some new source of funding would be available. as part of the negotiation with the state which ultimately ended up in legislative form and assembly bill 85, the state allowed the county to select from two options about how the amount of realignment funds that would be taken back would be calculated. they have also required that for each county receive approval from it's governing board for which of those options it would select and that's why we are here before you today. the two options are essentially different formulas. one would be a flat contribution that would be fixed over 10 years, the other would be done according to a complex formula that takes into account our enrollment in the financial performance of the affordable care act. we have estimated under the first action will give back and under the formula opt

conducted -- are at risk of not having enough money to pay for basic costs in retirement, such as uninsured health care costs. their many reasons for the decline in retirement security facing america's seniors, including the severity of the recent financial crisis, rising health care costs, the need for long-term care, and the fact that americans are simply living far longer than they did in the past. the shift from employer-based defined benefit plans, pensions , in other words, to defined contributions plans like 401(k)'s also has played a role. another contributing factor we found is that the employees of small businesses are much less likely to participate in employer-based retirement plans. according to a recent g.a.o. study, more than half of the 42 million americans who work for businesses with fewer than 100 employees lack access to a work-based plan to save for retirement. costs and complexity are among the reasons plans are not more widely offered by small businesses. chairman nelson and i believe that making it easier for smaller companies to provide access to retirement plans for their work

care for the uninsured, particularly low income americans in underserved communities, there are billions of dollars effectively donated to charity in the form of care for the uninsured. it is likely that health care prices in some areas could go down as a result, people having insurance, it could be better for everyone overall. it is an interesting question, going forward. host: baltimore, maryland, michael is on the independent line. caller: thank you for taking my call. i was just wondering, with the affordable care act, what about the new taxes that will be implemented along with it? who, primarily, will be affected? thank you. guest: these are great questions. the affordable care act pays for itself with new taxes on health care industry. new taxes on providers. very few americans will be seeing these taxes, although there are a few that will hit people. many people point out that the individual mandate to buy insurance or pay a fine, if it is upheld as a tax, but primarily the law pays for itself through a variety of taxes on the health-insurance industry, like medical device manufacturers. host: what is happening with the birth control mandate? guest: from the beginning that has been o

care act. the white house and its allies have often said that expanding hearing coverage to the uninsured will lower health care cost. but might the opposite be the case? we're joined from philadelphia by katherine backer, professor of meat economics at the time at the harvard school of public health and one of the studies of oregon's public health education, and from san francisco we're joined by james prob innson, professor of health economics university of california at berkeley. thank you very much for joining us. professor, in 2008 they expanded medicaid through a lottery given a rare chance to observe the effects of the expansion alongside a controlled group of people who did not receive coverage. what did you find when you started looking at what expanded medicaid coverage did for people? >> we looked at the multifaceted effects of medicare, benefits of financial protection and potentially improved physical and mental health and we found that expanding medicaid to low income adults dramatically increased their health care utilization, including not just the emergency department but also hospital use

health care law came into effect. cover millions who were previous uninsured. >> anything to help my family out that's what we're going odo. >> the administration hopes 7 million will join by march 31st when open enrollment ends. >> a lot of people go at it as if they don't care. nothing going to happen to me. then you need it and you panic. >> controversy continues to

health advisors say they are confident that access will not be an issue. >> the insurers, the pharmacies, hospitals, doctors are all doing a terrific job. >> approximately another 48 million uninsured pool will be eligible for health care coverage next year when the law expands. >> general mills have stopped using gmo's in their cereal. they use non-gmo cornstarch and sugar too. it does to the amy to other cheerio flavors. >>> let's give you a live look at what's happening in mount hamilton. quality management officials say it's due to dry wind less conditions. burning wood and manufactured fire logs is prohibited unless it's the only source of heat for your home. . >>> it's wet and snowy everywhere else, but for us we're in this dry pattern. you can see clouds here, but those clouds are just the high clouds they don't amount to much. here's the real weather, it's going up and over the top. that's how it's going to be as would he go to the next you can will of days. change is around next week. we'll be tracking the change with cooling as we get towards the middle of next week. maybe a sprinkle in the forecast as well. it's 69 degrees right, now, in santa rosa. it's 65 in napa and 63 in antioch. we had up to 70 degrees

doug, why are so few uninsured are buying the health care plans? >> reporter: the statistic that you just mentioned. the popercent said unaffordability. and the other factor is technical problems with the website. 30 percent of the respondents cited that. and len percent of the uninsured buy insurance is very trouble system. one of the grand designs of obama care was to provide insurance for those who didn't have it. and the law for those who it was intended to serve are not enrolling. and tw.2 million people who sought to enter the exchanges. two-thirds were covered by employer plans. it is one of the reasons that republicans are pushing an alternative to obama care. >> our empowering patients first act would make it so that every single american has the financial feasibility to purchase coverage. tax deductions and tax credits and advanceable tax credits or coupons and basically making it so that every single american has a financial incentive to purchase the coverage they want for themselves and their family and not that the government forces th

uninsured americans. the gallup health ways index says because more people signed up for health care coverage under the affordable care act, the number of uninsured adults in the u.s. fell by more than 1% this month, leaving roughly one in six people still without health care. >>> and finally tonight, drug companies big and small are investing in promising new cancer therapies. giving hope to millions of victims of the disease. morgan brennan has more. >> reporter: there's a monumental shift taking place for the drug industry in the fight against cancer. it's called immunooncology. think of it as cancer treatments 2.2. immunooncology is a new class of therapies that use your own immune system to target cancer cells. they're coupled with more traditional therapies and could help prevent relapses. they say it's a paradigm shift for how new cancers will be treated. >> what we appear to be seeing is very profound tumor shrinkage. we still need more data but this is why it's generated so much excitement. >> reporter: immune yo on colim still budding but analysts believe it could grow quickly as new drugs particularly

care for the uninsured, particularly low income americans in underserved communities, there are billions of dollars effectively donated to charity in the form of care for the uninsured. it is likely that health care prices in some areas could go down as a result, people having insurance, it could be better for everyone overall. it is an interesting question, going forward. host: baltimore, maryland, michael is on the independent line. caller: thank you for taking my call. i was just wondering, with the affordable care act, what about the new taxes that will be implemented along with it? who, primarily, will be affected? thank you. guest: these are great questions. the affordable care act pays for itself with new taxes on health care industry. new taxes on providers. very few americans will be seeing these taxes, although there are a few that will hit people. many people point out that the individual mandate to buy insurance or pay a fine, if it is upheld as a tax, but primarily the law pays for itself through a variety of taxes on the health-insurance industry, like medical device manufacturers. host: what is happening with the birth control mandate? host: --guest: from the beginning that ha

ricardo larda believes that immigration status should not matter when it comes to providing health care to the uninsuredone republican lawmaker told the l.a. times, california cannot attract people come to the state illegally. the toxic water emergency in virginia is stretching in to a fourth night, what the officials are saying about the latest round of water tests. fireworks on the lake turn to fireworks in court. the lawsuit that is threatening to bring an end to a lake tahoe tradition. >> temperatures in the bay area >> temperatures in the bay area climb to the 60s a ♪ in touch with the ground ♪ i'm on the hunt, i'm after you ♪ ♪ smell like i sound ♪ i'm lost in a crowd ♪ and i'm hungry like the wolf ♪ straddle the line ♪ in discord and rhyme ♪ i'm on the hunt, i'm after you ♪ [ female announcer ] only yoplait light and yoplait greek 100 are endorsed by weight watchers. it is so good when you're on the hunt for something delicious. >> president obama is announcing the today that a nuclear deal with iran begins a week from tomorrow. the deal calls for iran to cut back on the uranium development. whil

health-care system. but millions of americans remain uninsured and uninformed. hey will have to get health insurance in 2014 in order to escape a fine. now it is barack obama's a it isnge to see that -- barack obama's big challenge to see that 7 million americans get insurance. >> those without insurance still sit in the waiting rooms. there are 48 million of them. >> i cannot survive. i am diabetic. i cannot afford to get my medicine. i had to pray to god. that's all i could do. not just because of has obama's name on it. it is people who need assurance. -- insurance. some people cannot afford insurance at all. >> he is signing up in 2014. he will have to be insured. such is the law. the administration needs the young and healthy to enroll en masse as well. 50% of americans remain uninsured. >> we hope that more of our patients will have insurance and access to medication formularies and specialty care. i think patients feel more secure when they have insurance as well. we expect we will have a lot more patients show up. >> here and across america, patients are

the uninsured, which was the whole reason for obama care, 38 million people, 68% of the uninsured adults haven't even logged onto a health website. 69% lack basic knowledge of obama care. are you kidding me? we've talked about how many times they have advertised this. they had pajama boy, ties during olympics, people in hollywood talking about it, that big a number doesn't know about it. >> this is the push starting now, looking at the final phase getting people into it. this really is the push. a lot of plans have been early on to get people driven to the website didn't pan out. frankly you couldn't drive people to the website. >> didn't work. >> additionally polls show young and healthy, people that need to be joined in the poll -- the pool, rather, do sign up at the end. that's the real push now. >> emily, the bridge is right over here. 69% is a huge number. >> we're right on track. >> could it also be that young people would rather pay the fine. that will be a lot less expensive than paying the premiums. >> the polls showing the reason people haven't signed up so far, they don't know subsidies are out there. that nee

insurance are struggling with h care costs but the pentagon is worse in families where one person is uninsured and everyone else has coverage. they struggle with healthcosts at the rate of 46 percent. >> a new zealand man is telling quit a fishtail after surviving a shark attack. james grant said he success any fought off the shark attacking his leg but he stitched up his own wound. grant was spearfishing with friends and he felt a tug on his leg and he uses his knife to drive off the shark, he is a downyour doctor and swam to shore, stitched up his wound and headed to the public for a beer before heading to the hospital. >> it is trail -- trail australia. >> a bay area man with no business around children has been arrested when high used a disguise to try to get interest a school. >> and president obama will unveil a plan at the "state of the union" address that could mean more money for millions of workers. >> a community prepared for a heartfelt farewell for a bart police is that millions of peopleia will qualify for financial assistance. it's important to remember that the lower your annual income, the greater financial assistance you will receiv

. >> there will be many uninsured people even with the health care reform law. hospitals are worried about the uncompensated care. >> they raised the novel idea of paying obama care premiums so they would have insurance to pay the bills. the american hospital association wrote the members saying some worried that the cost of obama care would be prohibitive for many people and said several hospitals inkwoired where there are barriers to providing premium assistance. >> for select patients who come in because they are sick to help pay their premium to subsiddize for them the cost of health insurance. >> there was a legal obstacle and on october 30th. health and human services gave the green light saying buying insurance for patients would not violate a key law. centers for medicare and medicaid warned hospitals about paying for premiums saying hss significant concerns with this practice because it could skew the insurance risk pool and create an unlevel field in the marketplaces. hospital association said they should be able to provide premium assistance and the i

care for the uninsured, particularly low income americans in underserved billionses, there are of dollars effectively donated to charity in the form of care for the uninsured. it is likely that healthre prices in some areas could go down as a result, people having insurance, it could be better for everyone overall. it is an interesting question, going forward. host: baltimore, maryland, michael is on the independent line. caller: thank you for taking my call. i was just wondering, with the affordable care act, what about the new taxes that will be implemented along with it? who, primarily, will be affected? thank you. these are great questions. the affordable care act pays for itself with new taxes on health care industry. new taxes on providers. very few americans will be seeing these taxes, although there are a few that will hit people. many people point out that the individual mandate to buy insurance or pay a fine, if it is upheld as a tax, but primarily the law pays for itself through a variety of taxes on the health-insurance industry, like medical device manufacturers. host: what is happening with the birth control mandate? from theuest: beginning that has been one of the mo

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. >> there will still be many uninsured people even when the health care reform law. and so hospitals are worried about uncompensated care they will have to pay. >> so some hospitals raised the novel idea of paying obamacare premiums for people in their care so they would have insurance to pay their bills. the american hospital association wrote its members saying some are worried the cost of obamacare would be prohibitive for many people, even after subsidies and said, quote, several hospitals have inquired whether there are any barriers to providing premium assistance? >> patients who come in and out of the hospital often because they're sick, to actually help pay their premium, to subsidize for them the cost of health insurance. >> now there was one potential legal obstacle, melissa. on october 30th the health and human services department seemed to give a green light saying buying insurance for patients would not violate a key federal law. then on november 4th, the centers for medicare and medicaid sent a different message, warning hospitals about paying for premi

health care spending. minutes have about 25 left with our guest. he wrote this piece recently, the headline of which says -- "skimpy health care law plans leave some uninsured. care guest: best story doubled research that shows if you have a serious chronic service, something that acquires intensive treatment and costly jobs to manage, and you are a person of modest economic means, that you have to be really careful what kind of health insurance you pick under the affordable care act, because, it to out-ave you exposed of-pocket costs, copayments and deductibles, that would amount to 20% of your income or something like that. it is not that you would be uninsured any longer, but you would be underinsured. maybe that is something we will start hearing more about as the new program takes effect in the country and people start using it. there has been concern about that from the american cancer society and cancer action network, and from the lymphoma society, as well. let's go to georgia, where mark has been waiting on the line for folks who are uninsured. explain your situation first, if you could. caller: it is not much of a situation. i am fairly young and

and part of obamacare was to say that you know we get all these uninsured people they're now going to be using health care and therefore this is a windfall to the health care industry so we're going to tax them we actually you know bring some of that money back part of that money is going to be on medical device makers. the same who are making these he has you had in mind if that wasn't so basic. the whole nexus here of government spending. law corporatism whatever you want to call plame apart and that's how the sausage gets made in the decision to shut down of government so i mean it's a very messy process and especially when you have special interests involved in everything that you do this is what's going to happen and know if this really kind of leads me to my next thought and it's the size of these numbers let's talk about that now have historically we ever seen you know waste on this grander scale you know my blood take is that we have seen with this great scale in the sense that. as a percentage of g.d.p. you can't necessarily say that there's more government waste now than there was before if you

. >> there will still be many uninsured people, even with the health care reform law. and so hospitals are worried about the uncompensated care they'll have to pay. >> so someone raised the novel idea hospitals could actually pay the obamacare premiums for people in their care so they would have insurance to cover their bills. the american hospital association said some members worried that obamacare would be too expensive for many and, quote, recognizing that an individual share of the cost of a premium may be prohibitive, even with a federal subsidy, several hospitals have inquired whether there are any legal barriers to providing premium assistance. >> to actually help pay their premium, to subsidize for them the cost of health insurance. >> there was one potential legal barrier, but on october 30th, the health and human services department said paying premiums would not violate a key federal law, but on november 4th, the centers for medicare and medicaid took a different tone, warning hospitals about paying for premiums, saying, quote, hhs has significant concerns

all these uninsured people they're now going to be using health care and therefore this is a windfall to the health care industry so we're going to tax them we actually you know bring some of that money back a part of that money is going to be on medical device makers. who are making these he has paul you had an idea that wasn't so basic. the whole nexus here of government spending. a lot of the corporatism whatever you want to call plain part and that's how the sausage gets made in the decision to shut down of government so i mean it's a very messy process and especially when you have special interests involved in everything that you do this is what's going to happen and know if this really kind of leads me to my next thought and if the size of these numbers let's talk about that now have historically we ever seen you know waste on this grander scale you know my blood take is that we have seen on this grand scale in the sense that. as a percentage of g.d.p. you can't necessarily say that there's more government waste now than there was before if you recall back in the eighty's we wer

and part of obamacare was to say that you know we get all these uninsured people they're now going to be using health care and therefore this is a windfall to the health care industry so we're going to tax them we actually you know bring some of that money that part of that money is going to be on medical device makers the same who are making these he has you had a lot of that wasn't so basic. but the whole nexus here of government spending. in law is corporatism whatever you want to call plain part and that's how the sausage gets made in the decision to shut down of government so i mean it's a very messy process and especially when you have special interests involved in everything that you do this is what's going to happen and know if this really kind of leads me to my next thought and if the size of these numbers let's talk about that now have historically we ever. seen you know waist on this grander scale. my blood take is that we have seen on this great scale in the sense that. as a percentage of g.d.p. you can't necessarily say that there's more government waste now than there was before if you recal

. >>> check out this kaiser poll finding uninsured americans unfavorable views of the health care law now outnumber favorable views by two to one marriage, 24% to 47%. all this a brand-new study shows wait times for doctor's appointments going way up as obamacare is rolling out. charles cook, a staff writer for national review, he's my guest in the studio today. great to see you, charles. >> thanks for having me. >> the average wait time now, this study ended the end of 2013, who knows what happens in january, 18 days for specialty doctors in the united states. >> the study ended in september but we've seen the same thing in massachusetts. this is an obvious supply and demand situation. we've added more people to medicaid rules and insurance to a bill that really wasn't -- was silent on the matter of supply. all it does, it increased the demand. we can argue as to why that is and why america finds itself in a situation with a shortage of general practitioners which it does. they still got together and passed a bill that does nothing about supply. of course wait times are going to go u

health care spending. the list prices, however, are not what medicare pays or what medicaid pays. according to the law, they are no longer supposed to be charged to the uninsured if you are a not-for-profit hospital. the list price is the one element, but i am not sure they would be the underlying driver of our health care spending. host: we have about 25 minutes left with our guest. he wrote this piece recently, the headline of which says -- guest: best story doubled research that shows if you have a serious chronic service, something that acquires intensive treatment and costly jobs to manage, and you are a person of modest economic means, that you have to be really careful what kind of health insurance you pick under the affordable care act, because, it could leave you exposed to out- of-pocket costs, copayments and deductibles, that would amount to 20% of your income or something like that. it is not that you would be uninsured any longer, but you would be underinsured. maybe that is something we will start hearing more about as the new program takes effect in the country and people start using it. there has been concern about that from the american cancer

at, and it's very striking, because this particular question asks people who are uninsured, who do not have any health caree, do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of obamacare? 47% have an unfavorable opinion of a plan that is supposed to be offering them, you know, a free health care plan in many cases, karen tumelty. and for those who don't have the financial means, a plan that, hopefully, would be affordable to them. what do you think about that? >> well, there were a lot of things in that poll. it was a very long, complicated poll, but it also showed that a lot of people are kind of unaware of the features of the plan, including the potential for government subsidies. one of the main objections the uninsured had about it was the cost. some of them, people of lower income, might be eligible for subsidies. another thing that came out in that poll, however, was that people do not want obamacare repealed. a majority of people are now arguing that they want it fixed, which brings us back to i think a lot of pressure now on the republicans to come up with their own plan. the coburn plan is a really

care get cover raj? >> everybody estimates that under the president's plan, there's 36 million, when it's fully implemented uninsured. and the fact is we address the cost of healthgo in and start a process through reforms where we provide all the assurances, we make sure that individuals 26-year-olds can stay on their parents insurance. we guarantee the renewability of insurance and we mandate that insurers can't create a lifetime limit. but we also go underneath and we begin to reform the health care system that we had in this country. the three of us agree, going back to what we had was unsustainable. what we have tried to do is look and say how can we make health care coverage more affordable for every american regardless of whether they receive a tax credit or just going into the individual market. >> the white house is dismissive of it and i agree senator reid is not too agreeable. how do you get this even to be on the table to be focused or even be looked at to see whether it's a viable and good plan? >> it's going to be a viable and great plan. i have got a lot of years in medicine, a lot of years in business, and we didn't get an opportunity during the d

care already had health insurance. wasn't it supposed to be for the uninsured.and sexually transmitted diseases are ram pant with the senior citizens. we'll ask the therapist about that. >> we'll be tuned in. see you in a couple of minutes. >>>'s new warning about iowa ran and the nuclear capabilities and now getting attention from washington to jerusalem. former head of the nuclear watch dog industry saide ran is 2 or 3 weeks from building nuclear weapons in weeks. time being the essence, do we need new sanctions as many in congress believed. michael kay is former adviser for the briederb dance. and casy mcfar land is here. we wanted you both on today because you feel differently about sanctions. >> just a little. >> we'll debate it. let me read to you what the state department said a couple of hours ago. as a result of iowa ran's actions today. united states and european union will imelement the sanctions we committed to. >> we are scaling back on sanctions kt. >> the deal was supposed to be the deal was we lift the sanctions and that roll back the nuke. >> th

if you are uninsured and have not enrolled in a health care plan, you have until march 31st to do so to avoid a penalty. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> ringing in 2014, if you weren't in san francisco to see it, here is a look at the midnight fireworks show from treasure island. tens of thousands were on hand to see the show. that means big business for san francisco as well. restaurants were packed. vendors cashed in, selling fun light-up suf nears and cab rides were popular with ladies tired of walking on the high heels. for most, it was about soaking up the final moments of 2013 and looking forward to the new year ahead. >> become a better basketball player. >> what more can you ask for than good health, stable friend and family and hopefully i get to travel some more. >> i'm with him. good goals there. about 5,000 fireworks were launched from a boat in the bay. what a beautiful night. meteorologist, christina loren, joins us from the nbc bay area weather wall. you can imagine out there spectacular. sometimes it is bogged in and you can't see them. >> yeah, ye

we're learning only 11% of those who bought obamacare didn't have health care before, so-called uninsured. most people shopped for a plan but didn't buy said it was due to the cost. chief white house correspondent ed henry live at the white house. ed, these numbers don't tell the full story, do they? >> they don't. what's interesting, though, from the white house perspective, they are trying to put out positive news ahead of the state of the union address. they are saying 800,000 have enrolled in private insurance in the month of january alone. they know that. but remember in previous months they will wait a bit longer before releasing data. they have a big speech, it would not make sure they are turning the tide. the big pick, what i pressed jay carney oranges the data they have not released yet is very important data. how many folks who enrolled have actually paid some premiums. now is all this going to add up. here is jay carney. >> when will you release the data? where are you in terms of how many people paid into the system? >> i think the issue here is the contract is not with the g

, president obama's signature achievement which was supposed to bring down health care costs and reduce the number of uninsured, americans aren't very effective at doing either right now. surprise, surprise, it's not working. here now we have two health policy experts, dan mendle son and paul howard is director of the manhattan institute's center for medical progress. gentlemen, thank you on a snowy and cold night. paul, let me go to you first. what do you make of the lousy numbers reported over the weekend? i have another one for you, mckenzie has done a very substantial study and they say it may be as low as 11%, only 11% are newly insured people. >> right. you have obviously the bosh rollout of the healthcare.gov website, you have insurance priced above what they were last year. you have a lot of young and healthy people sitting on the sidelines not buying health insurance. only 24% of newly enrolled are in the 18 to 35 category. then you have some small employers dumping people into the exchanges. target announced that today. overall ee noerm mounormous chu. i think that has to worry the administration and

people who supposedly didn't want health care reform to happen because we all thought we were invincible and didn't need health insurance. in fact, we are the most uninsured generation and desperately in need of health care reform. one that is turning out to sign up for health care reform and sign up for the exchanges in droves because it is so important to us. so that is one of the issues that we were gone. we also tackle economic concerns related to the affordability of education and to employment as well. my workfare is taking a look at what is next for affirmative actions, specifically race-based affirmative action in higher education. it's unfortunately in terms of the status of women of color and men of color on that particular question. we need to find some next steps in the path or word that is in just the end of that program. >> what made you an activist? was there an ah-ha moment when you're in college at georgetown i believe or your mother? >> you know, i think anyone who has a true soul of an activist doesn't know how to answer that question because they were just always this. you might have changed what you were working on but you were always

we'll increase demand for health care by getting 30 million people uninsured in the current system. but by increasing demand we'll cut costs. >> 30 years ago it was 8% of the economy. now it's 20%. it's eating up wages, sending jobs overseas. >> there is nothing changing. >> go ahead, peter. >> there is nothing changing. the group that likes this and this is the dirty secret of obamacare. while people are lose coverage the health insurance industry loves obamacare. >> i wouldn't go that far. >> price waterhouse had a study that says as a result of obamacare by 2020 they anticipate health insurance company revenues will grow by $200 billion. look at the stock market. >> we have to move on. 55 new laws will kick in starting next year. a lot of them will increase the taxes. peter, start with you. $54 billion tax increase to americans. >> yeah. this is classic what happens in washington, d.c. both parties do it, unfortunately. they put together a tax extender. extend it for two years. why not five or ten or make it perm snent they want the high tech industry to give them campaign contri

if you are uninsured and have not yet enrolled in a health care plan, you have until the end of march, march 31st, to do so. otherwise, you will have to pay a penalty. reporting live, here in san jose, bob redell. >>> pope francis started off the new year with mass at the vatican. the pope offered words of strength, courage to onlookers at st. pete terse basilica. the catholic church dedicates january 1st to the promotion of world peace. the argentine-born pontiff urged catholics worldwide to follow an eye ten ner rather of faith that promotes a joyous gospel without borders. >>> thousands of fireworks lit up the night's sky in san francisco to welcome in 2014. despite chilly temps, thousands still line the embarcadero waiting to see the 15-minute light show. while the rest of the year rung in the new year with their own impressive fire displace. one country attempted to land in the record book. stephanie stanton gives us a look at around the globe. >> midnight in new zealand brought fireworks over auckland's sky tower. in sydney harbor, more than 1 million people ushering in the new

uninsured before obama care. >> the poll is made up of interviews with 1500 uninsured americans including 450 who reported visiting the healthchanges. what is your take on this, julie? >> i can talk about guys. i don't agree of the 4 or 6 million uninsured on obama care. you are not talking about permanently insured thanks to obama care. they had cancelled plans and immediately got new plans. that is one. and two, go to sign up for any bureaucratic thing like obama care is like the dnb. the reality is, you have to look at how many people have health care, as guy points out. the administration said over 2 million in the exchanges and 4 million through medicare expansion and so you are having millions of americans despite the unpleasant experience of obama care and website are now insured. that is the metric. and the real metric will be on the end of march when the enrollment period is over. you might have a bad insurance in the dmv but you get a driver's license. and here you get health insurance. >> would you like obama care to fail? >> i don't think whethery want something to fail. i think based on the evidence it is failin

health of my state. for kentucky as a whole, the consequences of having so many uninsured families are huge and they are negative. jacked-up health care costs, horrible collective health, decreased worker productivity, depressed school attendance, a poor image, and a lower quality of life for our people. but kentucky's finances, like the finances of every state in the nation right now, are extremely tight, and i needed to know what financial impact that expanding medicaid would have on kentucky and on my budget. can i afford it? and so i went out and hired not one but two independent experts. i brought on board the urban studies institute at the university of louisville to do an academic impact study. and i asked the nationally renowned actuarial firm price waterhouse coopers to do an analysis of cost and benefits. their findings in about six months came back to me and provided an absolutely overwhelming case for making these steps. those findings included informing me that expanding medicaid would inject $15.6 billion into our coming over the economy over the next eight years. it would create almost 17,000 new jobs. it would turn cos

health of my state. for kentucky as a whole, the consequences of having so many uninsured families are huge and they are negative. jacked up health care costs, horrible collective health, decreased worker productivity, depressed school attendance, a poor image and a lower quality of life for our people. but kentucky's finances just like the finances of every state in the nation right now, are extremely tight. and i needed to know what financial impact that expanding medicaid would have on kentucky and on my budget. cannot afford it? -- can i afford a? so i went out to hire two independent experts. i brought on board the urban studies institute at university of louisville to do and economic impact study, and i passed the national renown actuarial firm pricewaterhousecoopers to do an analysis of costs and benefits. their findings about six months came back to me and provided an absolutely overwhelming case for making these steps. those findings included in forming me that medicaid expanding medicaid would inject $15.6 billion into our economy over the next eight years. it would create almost 17,000 new jobs. it would turn costly new fed