thousands of iowans are still uninsured. the university of iowa is taking precautionary measures against a popular christmas gift. officials are banning them from all campus property. good friday morning! its 5 o'clock on january 8th. here is a live look at . first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on more fog in the area along with drizzle and shower activity. temperatures should range from 34-38 degrees in most areas, with slightly cooler air arriving by mid-afternoon. this would place areas from

critics say it still does nothing for the uninsured though. >>> governor rick scott is working to win approval from the legislature for a $1 billion tax cut plan. governor scott made a legislation in front of the tax committee touting that his tax package would continue to drive florida's economy. the main plan focuses on cutting manufacturing taxes. >>> it's the ends of an era for the ri ngli in, g brothers and barnum circus. >>> the price you have to pay >> we topped out at 60 degrees which sounds nice and warm but it'll be cold this evening and really for the next couple of days. rain chances too. all that in your seven day shortly. >>> a cruise ship witness shocked as her vacation turned into a rescue mission. more cuban immigrants are putting their lives at risk. > the music world is mourning the loss of one of its most unique and iconic singers. >> legendary british singer david bowie died last night. he was a pop music fixture for four decades. but the master of reinvention and out of the public eye releasing his latest album black star just four days ago on his 69th birthday.

coming up next on "tiempo" -- so many latinos remain uninsured. they are not enrolled under the affordable care act. now a push to change that. we'll tell you where and how to sign up. still ahead -- a free after-school program for prospective student journalists regresemos. welcome aboard my starship. ahoy, mateys! it's full of things i love... like me brave crew... and my fellow space adventures and free of things i don't. like aliens. just like eye patches. and when it's time to refuel, i eat chex cereal. it's full of stuff we pirates need. no artificial flavors, and it's gluten-free. excelsior! eat up, me hearties! keep it down! i'm exploring the galaxy. >> there is only one week left to sign up for health coverage this year through the affordable care act. the u.s. department of health & human services is trying to get last year, an estimated 8 in 10 uninsured latinos qualified for medicaid and various other health-insurance options. new jersey is one of the four target states nationwide for boosting enrollment, and the latino community is a

luke's, iowa still has a bunch of uninsured going into these last weeks. we're talking about six percent of the state's population. six percent of those people live in linn county, about 11,280. that's the second highest collection of uninsured in iowa, next to polk county. the largest chunk of those without insurance? hispanic men, ages 18 to 34. they're closely followed by african american men in the same age group. officials call them the "invincibles". " we're seeing a greater number of uninsured people between the ages of 18-34, who think that they're not going to get sick. i always tell them, you can't plan an appendectomy. the best health won't keep you according to stacy, if you think you can't afford insurance, you'd be surprised. she said eight out of ten who apply through the online marketplace qualify for tax sharing or premium subsidies. they pay 100 bucks or less per month for a plan. to find coverage, the computer savvy can head to healthcare dot gov and use that online marketplace. if a phone sounds better, try 1-800-318-2596. officials say

he says the nearly $700 fee is worth the risk of going uninsured. he thinks it should be his choice whether to have insurance or to go without it. >> being uninsured is not a risk worth taking. >> the penetrate -- penalty is miniscule compared to what you would pay out of pocket. >> the fee for opting out is only going to rise. have increased year-over-year so they will keep increasing. >> experts say your best bet is to sit with a broker to find a plan that best fits your budget. >> it's a good idea to have someone who is licensed to give you advice. >> something you may not know is getting guidance from a broker is free. >> we never know what can happen and one individual or family is one bill away from claiming bankruptcy. >> if you do still need to sign up for healthcare health benefits associates is keeping their doors open all weekend. there is a health fair happening at the center on saturday. feet but overnight early it starts to snow in tahoe and then it really hits us on saturday.

those uninsured by january 31st face penalties. the story. the deadline is which is greater, uninsured could pay up to $2,085 bucks or 2.5% of their annual household income. payment is due on 2016 taxes.according to insurance expert stacy mcatee, with unitypoint st. luke's in cedar rapids, about six percent of iowa's population is uninsured. six percent of those people are in linn county, about 11,280. that's the second in the state, next to polk county. hispanic men, 18 to 34 are the largest demographic without insurance at 16%. they're followed by african american men in the same age group at 15%. mcatee called them the "invincibles". "we're seeing a greater number of uninsured people between the ages of 18-34, who think that they're not going to get sick," mcatee said. "i always tell them, you can't plan an appendectomy. the best health won't keep you from having appendicitis."mcatee said insurance is often more affordable than people realize. she said the majority who apply through the online marketplace qualify for tax sharing or premium

since the enactment of the law, over 17 million uninsured americans have gained insurance. young people can stay on their parents' policies until age 26. health care costs are growing re slowly today than in past decades. annual checkups are not subject to deductibles. an insurance company can't charge you more for just being a woman. if you're in the process of closing the prescription drug doughnut hole and if you want to change jobs, start a business, start a family, you have health care options even if you have a pre-existing condition. that's the progress we've made and despite that progress, the legislation before us turns the clock back on all of that progress and i urge my colleagues to oppose the bill and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia yields back the balance of my time. the gentleman from maryland reserves. the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. price: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm now pleased to yield one minute to the distinguished majority leader in the house of representatives, the gentleman from ca

. >> marin counties is one of the richest in the nation, why the high number of uninsured and what can-old can't keep his trunk shut without the help after i hanger, resulting from an auto accident that sent him to the emergency room. >> i still have a little bit of pain but it was a little scare. >> reporter: on that day, he didn't have health insurance. >> the total premium $345. >> reporter: on this day in the office of wesley ka dell to enroll in cover california. families face a penalty of $695 per person or 2.5% of their income. he paid before but wants to avoid again. >> no point paying a tax penalty for something i should have anyway. >> those eligible are without insurance, that's the highest of any neighborhood in the bay area. which ranges from san francisco at 3.2% to con tra costa at 5.1%. ka dell knows firsthand what it's like to be without health insurance. his family of six children were without for a year. >> the difficulties of us being uninsured, we didn't know if we would have an incident come up and pay out-of-pocket. >> federally subsid sized clinic there are four

luke's, iowa still has a bunch of uninsured going into these last weeks. we're talking about six percent of the state's population. six percent of those people live in linn county, about 11,280. that's the second highest collection of uninsured in iowa, next to polk county. the largest chunk of those without insurance? hispanic men, ages 18 to 34. they're closely followed by african american men in the same age group. officials call them the "invincibles". " we're seeing a greater number of uninsured people between the ages of 18-34, who think that they're not going to get sick. i always tell them, you the best health won't keep you from having appendicitis. " according to stacy, if you think you can't afford insurance, you'd be surprised. she said eight out of ten who apply through the online marketplace qualify for tax sharing or premium subsidies. they pay 100 bucks or less per month for a plan. to find coverage, the computer savvy can head to healthcare dot gov and use that online marketplace. if a phone sounds better, try 1-800-318-2596. officials say

why those who are uninsured, may want to check up the options one more time. >> frank: an escaped inmate is now in jail. >>> now from western north carolina's news leader, this is news 13 at 5:30. >> tammy: if you are uninsured, you are almost out of time. if you don't sign up this year,

and there are people right now in the state of florida nearly 900,000 of them that are uninsu uninsured. you know where they go. they go to the emergency room. who pays? the taxpayers wind up paying. every time. i yield back the balance of my time. >> thank you very much. the gentleman from texas, dr. michael burgess. >> thank you, mr. chairman i. want to thank our witnesses for being here. i've been promised time by mr. woodall to speak on the floor on this tomorrow. i won't go through the entire things that i had. i do remember a time up here in march of 2010 when the senate bill was brought to the rules committee for us to vote on on the floor the next day. and i did come to the rules committee with 18 what i thought were very valid suggestions for improvement in the affordable care act. every one was methodically turned down by a 9-4 vote by the rules committee when the democrats were in control of this committee. i also remember a hearing that was held in september of 2008. it was the same day that lehman brothers filed for bankruptcy. so it was one of those days that gets etched i

a henry county organization hopes to provide better help for the uninsured or underinsured after getting a 2-point-5-million dollar grant. wsls 10's colter anstaett explains how the organization will use the money to improve the health of people in southside. basset health practice in basset was busy today, as it is almost every day, providing affordable healthcare to roughly four thousand people in the area throughout the year. thanks to the harvest foundation, the practice now has than two point five million dollars that they will be able to use over the next three years. brittany anthony/mhc coallition for health and wellness - "we'll use the grant to focus on providing affordable and quality healthcare to uninsured and underinsured individuals." brittany anthony is the marketing director for the martinsville- henry county health and wellness coalition, which the practice is a part of. she says one way the coalition plans to continue to provide quality care is by expanding the coalition's health connect network, which aids in coordination for patients dealing with chronic disease mana

the headline there -- 47 million uninsured.or those of you that cannot see it, the first figure 7 -- i can afford it but i do not want it. there are 18 million under that person. i am indestructible. i am a legal and i am not here. 12 point 6 million. i am in between jobs and only temporarily uninsured. 9.4 million. i am covered my appearance have not signed me up yet. and, i am eligible but i have not signed up. 3.9 million. michael: this is the sad --sequence of what i think of when the media does not do its job. million figure has never been really proved. week after the administration rolled out the 47 million uninsured number, they brought that number down to 37 million because they had pulled it out of the air. the investigation done at the time, we are talking about 4% of the people that were uninsured at the time. brian: here is another one. from 2008. there is a woman standing there with "amateur over her head. not two women senators. the prosecutor is saying senators. this is on obamacare. ing -- gift of making and tr

the headline there, "47 million uninsured." for those of you that cannot see it, the first figure says, "i can afford it, but i do not want it." there are 18 million under that person. "i am indestructible." "i am illegal and i am not here." 12.6 million. "i am inbetween jobs and only temporarily uninsured." 9.4 million. "i am covered but my parents have not signed me up yet." 8 million. and, "i am eligible but i have not signed up." 3.5 million. and you have a note that says, some of to more because overlap."ries michael: this is the sad consequence of when the media does not do its job. the 47 million figure has never been really proved. in fact, i think a week after the administration rolled out the "47 million uninsured" number, they brought that number down to 37 million because they had pulled it out of the air. i think from what i've read, and the in-depth investigation done at the time, we are talking about 4% of the people that were uninsured at the time. brian: here is another one from 2008. you will see it, there is

since the enactment of the law, over 17 million uninsured americans have gained insurance. young people can stay on their parents' policies until age 26. health care costs are growing re slowly today than in past decades. annual checkups are not subject to deductibles. an insurance company can't charge you more for just being a woman. if you're in the process of closing the prescription drug doughnut hole and if you want to change jobs, start a business, start a family, you have health care options even if you have a pre-existing condition. that's the progress we've made and despite that progress, the legislation before us turns the clock back on all of that progress and i urge my colleagues to oppose the bill and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia yields back the balance of my time. the gentleman from maryland reserves. the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. price: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm now pleased to yield one minute to the distinguished majority leader in the house of representatives, the gentleman from ca

the minimum penalty is 695 dollars uninsured for the whole year. a virginia circuit court says norfolk business owner's right to free speech. the owner of central radio incorporated claims officials were trying to seize his property for old dominion university's expansion. authorities sanctioned him from displaying a sign saying just that. the city claims the sign was larger than its ordinance allowed. a three-judge panel ruled in the owner's favor and ordered the city to pay unspecified damages to him. volkswagen may buy back some of the diesel cars linked to its emissions cheating scandal. last year, volkswagen admitted it sold millions of diesel cars with software designed to trick emissions tests. an attorney for the company says a buy-back program may be a solution for some of the cars. volkswagen is still working on a solution to fix the illegal software. the company has set up a fund to money it should pay decline in their vehicles' value. we have a traffic alert for you tonight. interstate 64 in rockbridge county will be closed tomorrow. th

now we're at a point where we've lowered that amount and now we lowered the uninsured rate in this clint to 11.9%. those are vulnerable americans, women and families of we also don't seem to understand when our constituents talk taos about premium, all we need to do is do the constituent a service and show them the direction into the marketplace. in shopping around you can lower your premiums. but the real issue is whether or not we care about making sure those with pre-existing conditions can actually get health insurance. that those in medkear can actually protect the medicare system and make it insolvent in 2030 instead of 2017. the other question is, does this bill even have a plan? is an alternative health care plan that the republicans have put in the budget reconciliation? no they have not. and then they want to take away planned parenthood. this is not about disliking planned parenthood. it's telling women they don't have a choice to choose their own doctors and that's what they're doing when they defund planned parenthood. mr. speaker, apples and oranges. they're audiocassette t

he was uninsured at the time of his shooting leave the hospital to pick up the initial atab. with the remainder needing to be covered by disability and medicaid benefits. what would you say was the total bill from start to now? >> looking at, like, almost like 10 million dollars. dollars? >> seriously, because my first year i accumulated almost two million dollars worth of bills. >> reporter: dr james dordy is director of the trauma center where owens was taken. the majority of people who are shot live he says >> the numbers from chicago, rough lip one-fifth of the patients who are shot are homicides, but but there is a large population of individuals who survive gunshot wounds. beyond the injuries, many patients have long-term health problems. >> reporter: by one estimate, annual firearm injuries end up costing 645 dollars per gun in america. he says it's not who you think that's paying the price. >> there is a certain belief out there that trauma victims deserve to be shot, they're in gangs. that's not true. the majority of our patients are not in gangs and the shooting did

who live in south carolina, according to the kaiser family foundation, 13% of the population are uninsured. in north carolina, it's a little less, at 12%. and in georgia, 16% of the population is uninsured. >> you get appendicitis, you have to go to the hospital. that's a surgical problem. we are going to do surgery on you and take your appendix out. here in the united states, that's going to be about $20,000 for that to be done. that is catastrophic. that is a down payment on a really nice house, a new car. in $2,000. nigel: about one out of every four south carolinians is enrolled in medicaid, a number that has been growing. in north carolina, the weather is finally cold enough once again this ski season, to make snow. gabrielle: they are indeed making snow. wyff news 4's aly myles was in maggie valley this morning. aly: a freezing morning here in maggie valley, but a very welcome sight for snow bunnies. just take a look at that. they've made at least 4 feet of snow. they say they've only been open for about 10 days this season here at tube world, because it was at least 55 degree nights

nbc 10's invitation to the white nbc 10's invitation to { e white get 100,000 uninsured philadelphians to sign up for so called affordable health care coverage. >> the deadline is three days away, january 31. philadelphia is one of 20 cities targeted by the administration. >> the city with the most sign-ups wins a visit from the president. but we found it's not as simple or as affordable as the administration makes it sound. >> for self employed stylist starla smith it's more than six years since she's had health insurance. >> so you sign? >> i signed on the dotted line. >> this week that all changed. smith signed up for coverage under the affordable care act. >> i went over 29 plans before choosing which one i wanted. >> she opted for coverage that will run her almost $150 a month in premiums with a $1500 deduct able. during the white house visit the president and administration officials out the add very different story about cost of coverage. >> about 7 in 10 individuals can get health care for less than their cell phone bill, about 75 bucks a month. and that is you know, a good dea

fines are going up for people who are uninsured in 20-16. the minimum penalty is 695-dollars for someone uninsured for the whole year. we hear it all the time, that regular exercise is the key to maintaining a healthy lifestyle and fighting diseases. now some doctors have taken it a step further. they're recommending health care professionals would medicine. jim morelli has more. (lipi roy, md. mph/massachusetts general hospital) "there's no single treatment or intervention that can have as diverse benefits as exercise." the journal of the american medical association recently published a "call to action" its authors recommend that health care professionals prescribe exercise for all patients... calling it "one of the most important prescriptions a patient could receive." (lipi roy, md. mph/massachusetts general hospital) "studies have shown that when a health care professional a doctor or nurse advises a patient to lifestyle behavior that patient is more likely to adapt that behavior." the 'call to action" recommends health care professiona

than 20,000wer uninsured people in my congressional district of 725,000. let's compare those a few numbers to what the cbs says about this legislation. according to the congressional budget office, enacting hr 3762 would increase the number of people without health insurance coverage relative to current protections by about 22 million people in most years after 2017. the office goes onto say that such an effort will result in a less healthy population in the nongroup market, correspondingly theer average premiums, and cbo as when you look past the 10-year score, the effect of the legislation on deficits becomes time.singly negative over so this legislation would increase the number of uninsured by 22 million, result in an all-around less healthy public, and produced higher premiums for those still lucky enough to have increasing the deficit, the federal deficit, over the long-term. other than that, it's like a great idea, but that is not all. this bill also defund planned parenthood. i am a former member, a of plannedhere, parenthood, and i have seen how i

health centers for over other year versus been providing care for those who are underinsured or uninsured so we are seeing that capacity even grow and we have to meet that demand. that's why work force is such a big issue for us, and not just for us but also other primary care providers in the rural areas and not just the rural areas, urban areas as well. >> when you say work force you mean good doctors. >> sure. >> what we have been seeing and i am in the buford, jasper, hampton area. it is very difficult to get doctors who aren't from that area to come back. so we spent just this year recruiting pediatrician two years to get somebody to come, in our practice. so we have really been trying to figure out like she said some creative ways to help with the work force issues. our health center has a partnership with a medical school, at still university, students actually relocate to the health center, spend the second, third and fourth year of medical school going out in the communitys and getting the hands on experience so hopefully it will come back. >> that's interesting. so just like whe

fines are going up for people who are uninsured in 20-16. the minimum penalty is 695 dollars for someone uninsured for the whole year. we are two days away from the iowa caucuses and a new poll is out showing donald trump in the lead on the gop side and democrat hillary clinton and bernie sanders neck and neck. craig boswell was on the campaign trail today and has the latest. republican presidential candidate donald trump is on top (gfx) in the des moines register's final poll caucuses. he has a five point lead over ted cruz and a 13 point lead on marco rubio. (sot: donald trump/(r) presidential candidate)[duration :0:05] <"the polls don't matter, nothing matters. the only thing that matters is the poll that's going to be taken on monday."> nearly half of all people polled called themselves evangelical christians. saturday night- trump campaigned with reverend jerry falwell, jr. (sot: rev. jerry falwell, jr./president, liberty university)[duration :0:07] <"i really believe donald trump is uniquely qualified to run this country and i'm proud

is january 31st and only one in 100 knew the minimum penalty for being uninsured is going up to $695. >>> governor brown is backing a ballot measure that could cut prison time for many felons. brown says the measure would increase sentencing credits for prisoners who finish rehabilitation programs. it would also ensure that judges not prosecutors decide if juveniles are tried as adults. >>> many californians are divided over governor brown's budget plan according to a new survey. 48% of adults support it while 46% say they are not on board. and when it comes to gun laws, 57% of respondees said stricter gun laws were important to them and even more people said the government is not controlling guns enough. >>> super bowl security is ramping up and authorities will be patrolling the skies, ground and in the water to make sure everything goes according to plan. police have been taking lessons from the paris and san bernardino attacks. officers are even going to be carrying long rifles which is common in europe leaving nothing to chance. >> the police department will not only have the hi

and most uninsured californians could get help paying for it. to find free, local, in-person help visit coveredca.com from the law. three inmates convicted of >>> a developing story tonight. on the run from the law, three inmates convicted of violent crimes escape from a southern california jail. here's a good look at the three of them. the crimes include torture, murder and kidnapping. this is the search for them. they were last seen early friday morning at the orange county men's jail in santa ana, but by that evening, they were gone. investigators believe they know how the three men escaped, but they're not releasing any details about that. this is the first escape from the facility in at least the past 20 years, and it could be the first ever breakout from the jail. >>> let's check in with meteorologist rob mayeda with your microclimate forecast. i guess the rains have got to move out soon. >> yes. we'll see a few more hours of showers around here after two days of 2 to 3 inches of rain. on the santa cruz mountains side of the radar, more th

barack obama with 17 million uninsured americans gaining access to health care and the number is climbing. production has increased significantly. you drive across america today and you see the wind farms in the middle of the country. farmers are making money on farms harvesting corn and soybeans because of what the president suggested in the st stimulus package. solar, wind, geo thermal has increased significantly and will continue to grow more because they have tax incentives for seven additional years. you know what else we have done? not enough. the wealthiest americans who don't mind paying more than their fair share. the only people that believe these rich people shouldn't pay more is republicans in congress. not republicans around the country. we secured tax relief that will lift 16 million low income families out of poverty. auto industry, which was on the brink of destruction, general motors, this icon of american industry, was begging for help. last month was the largest number of -- i am sorry, last year more american cars and trucks were sold than in any time in our history. w

left uninsured. since then, the rate has started to go up a little bit. that is an open question. obamacare is one of his biggest accomplishments, for better or for worse. republicans would argue being ae in terms of it benefit. according to the white house, this is something that the president cited in the state of the union tonight, almost 18 million people have gained insurance coverage that previously were uninsured. that is a number he is very proud of. >> al, will be look back at this andidency and in 20 years said this with the affordable care act presidency? it depends at how that turns out, how the iranian nuclear deal turns out, and to some extent on who succeed him as president. if all of those are in the plus category, he could go down as a near great president. if the affordable care act and the many nuclear deal proves a bad one that will be a different story. it takes a while. but harry truman left office everyone thought he was one of the worst president. today, almost every single ra

department of public safety says there was damage it does not meet requirement of 25 uninsured the flooding washed a bridge and prompted self evacuations the day before christmas >>> dead lineup to register for health insurance is tomorrow. a study out by the kiez are foundation found 15% know the dead lean is this weekend. the legal service staying opened help people enroll and in many cases they have seen folks paying less for insurance than they figured. if you enrole you have until mid night tomorrow if not fines double this year. >> answered mind teaser what famous act oror was born in day in 1930? gene hackman turned 86 today. happy birthday. >>> you can enter to win our valentine's selfie contest. send your creative self of you and your valentine to win a 150 pair of diamond eithers from >> reporter: check on contest. winner will be announced on february ninth. >> reporter: join us this weekend tomorrow morning. the chef brown will join us in the carolina kitchen and make a carmel apple bread pougheding. >> reporter: top store and hes zach's forecast alcohol be another beautiful day.

and only 100 the minimum penalty for being uninsured this year is going up to $695. >>> a young adult to spend too not be sleeping as well as they should. researchers track social media use and sleep troubles for nearly 1800 americans between 19 and 32 years old . on average they spent more than an hour a day on social media. and visited the site three times a week. 30% of those studied said they suffered sleep disturbances. >>> antidepressants used during pregnancy does not appear to cause -- cause heart defects in children. previous research showed some antidepressants known as ssris may increase the risk of certain types of birth defects of taking in the first time master. -- trimester. or than 8,000 were taking some time of antidepressant either prior to her while or while they're pregnant of all the births researchers reported less than 1% had congenital heart anomalies within five years of birth. >>> concerns amounting about cases of the zika virus. they continue to pop up in rethinking their travel plans the cdc has even tested three pregnant women here in south carolina for th

there said they founded the southern kentucky alliance clinic to provide surgery and glasses to uninsured patients. as a 30-year-old he was living out the idea that said individuals and local government and local people provide better care and other services to people than bloated faceless government bureaucracy. [applause] rand also got involved with another physician friend in bowling green at that time. his wife was an attorney and a brought children from all over the world, many of them from guatemala and sub tree did surgery on those kids. through the years, these kids had horrific congenital disease that he was always someone that gave back and i felt like he was giving bad. even now in the senate he continues to do that. just last week at home on his christmas break he did surgery in paducah for uninsured patients in kentucky and continues to go back to haiti and guatemala. just two years ago he saw children that he operated on 15 years ago they came to see him grown-up bringing their own kids and they were excited to bring their kids, to introduce them to dr. pablo. i think that s

despite the uninsured rate dropping nearly 12-percent, the republican-led house voted to repeal the president's healthcare. they say costs are still way up. but democratic leaders argue, all these signups... are a step in the right direction: 3 services 3 the president says he will veto any bill to stop the act. currently, florida has more healthcare signups... than any other state. 3 a special gift for one family in south florida: a brand new puppy. they were so happy... it brought them to tears. 3 and there's a really good reason for that. the rojas family got this little chihuahua, just *days after their first dog was killed. their three year old, five pound chihuahua - named gucci - was killed by a pair of bulldogs last week. they was devastated and saddened beyond belief. but a family friend heard what week old puppy. 83-year-old miguel rojas couldn't stop crying, when he held the new puppy in his arms. daughter ada says forget the powerball jackpot...they've already won 3 3 3 3 ((dave)) 3 3 3 3 3 3 still ahead: a sneak peak... inside the state of the union. what the president is expected

they're eligible, but uninsured children. things are getting worse. >> hinojosa: you actually have pointed a lot to what happened in new orleans after katrina as a real wake-up call to our country. that if that level of lack of attention could exist in a modern day america... so, in fact, is that the image that we must carry with us? >> it's still an essential truth for millions of people. it... katrina just ripped the veil of hypocrisy and let us see the poverty behind it in the way in which dr. king and robert kennedy were able to do on hunger in an earlier era. and when you look at the pervasiveness of poverty today, you know, there was a front page story in the new york times because we had such a hard time proving that there were people who had no income in mississippi in 1967. nobody wanted to believe it, and orville freeman, and even with robert kennedy coming, they were saying, "there are no people in america who can't afford two dollars for food stamps." well it took, you know, a huge amount of hearings. but jason de

raleigh reports the state industrial commission collected 1 million dollars in civil fines from uninsured companies in the last year. state law requires any employer with three or more employees to provide workers' cocoensation insurance at no cost to the 3 3 3 happening today... jury selection begins for the trial of a second baltimore officer charged in the death of freddie gray. officer caesar goodson junior drove the van that carried gray from the site of his arrest last april to the police station. gray was critically injured and unresponsive after the ride... and died days later. goodson is charged with second-degree selection is expected to take two days. 3 3 officers in portland, oregon, shot and killed a man they say was "wielding a chainsaw" over the weekend. a man reportedly threatened law enforcement with a chainsaw before they opened fire. his name is not being released at this time. all of the officers involved are on administrative leave while the incident is investigated. 3 3 hundreds of people join french leaders for a weekend ceremony in paris, honoring victims killed by

only 1 in 100 people know the minimum penalty for being uninsured is going up. if you don't sign up before the deadline, it could cost you tara in the studio now. >> reporter: since the affordable care act passed, it's the law that you have health insurance. not only does the fine increase dramatically every year, but not having coverage could be the difference between life and death. healthcare officials have been busy as the clock is ticking. it's the third affordable care act open enrollment period. >> it's real important people understand that this is it for the affordable care act this year. >> reporter: the fine for not being covered is $695 or 2 and a half% of your household income, whichever is greater. if you aren't insured, you will see the penalty when you see your 2016 taxes. >> if you look at the no. 1 reason people go into bankruptcy today in america, it's because they have some sort of catastrophic event, with a hundred thousand dollar bill and it just follows them around the rest of their lives. >> reporter: the affordable care act has helped mor

it is to help the uninsured and the under-insured the event provides free screenings for things like blood pressure, hearing and vision. 3 dr. dewayne butcher, organizer we still find that a lot of people may have insurance but the deductable is so high that its not practically helping them as much as they'd like." the event is from eight to noonat arden adventist church on airport road. appointments are *not* required.. 3 3 3 we have an early bird gets the win giveaway this morning! in honor of asheville restaurant week... we are giving away two 50 dollar gift certificates to the red stag grill in asheville. go to facebook dot com slash news 13 to enter. we will announce two winners just before seven this little bit... chef scott from the red stag is here to give us a taste at what the restaurant has to offer. 3 3 3 the world's richest billionaires. next in business headlines... how much they're worth. 3 today on facebook feedback... many of you are excited about the carolina panthers win. we want to know 'how do you plan to celebrate if the panthers play in the super bowl?' head to

last year 20% were still uninsured. this year, nevada health and estimates about 14% will be without healthcare. if you do not enroll by sunday at midnight will face a penalty payment of nearly $700 or 2.5% of your taxable income. some people are okay with that monthly fee. to learn more about why some people are purposely paying that the, head to our website >>> the ballpark is set to give it million dollars in upgrades including hd video screens. even though ballpark officials were not able to afford principal payments towards the construction part of the ballpark laster. they could only pay a little more than $2 million this is of course to the annual report the officials are required to provide we know city council members and developers include billionaire herb simon continue to search for refinancing. new upgrades which will be privately funded are to keep the ballpark in first class position according to ballpark officials. some of the federal reserve has decided to leave its interest what led to the decision. wa

to qualify 25 properties must have suffered 40% of-or more and uninsured loss. if that doesn't work we asked the governor and then what? student the state will do everything it can. >> we haven't budgeted by that. it's going to be a scramble to rob peter to pay paul that we need assistance at this point. >> if residents don't qualify for the loan. we are told the state will explore other programs. if you're in sarasota county and need help. grab a pen and paper. you can call the red cross with their number on the screen. you center 861-5000. and remember, you can check storm tracker 10 around the clock against those important alerts that are free app. just download wtsp. to make a neighborhood crime alert that has people upset. check this out. you're looking at surveillance video from st. cecilia's catholic church in clearwater. police are asking to help identify this man. as he walked in. he made sure no one was around and he puts on gloves before going back to a small donation box and smashing it and taking $50. the incident is very sad. >>if he came to us wit

than 20,000wer uninsured people in my congressional district of 725,000. let's compare those a few numbers to what the cbs says about this legislation. according to the congressional budget office, enacting hr 3762 would increase the number of people without health insurance coverage relative to current protections by about 22 million people in most years after 2017. the office goes onto say that such an effort will result in a less healthy population in the nongroup market, correspondingly theer average premiums, and cbo as when you look past the 10-year score, the effect of the legislation on deficits becomes time.singly negative over so this legislation would increase the number of uninsured by 22 million, result in an all-around less healthy public, and produced higher premiums for those still lucky enough to have increasing the deficit, the federal deficit, over the long-term. other than that, it's like a great idea, but that is not all. this bill also defund planned parenthood. i am a former member, a of plannedhere, parenthood, and i have seen how i

if you go uninsured will you have to pay a minimum of $695 in penalties when you file your taxes.e people here say take advantage of the help today, make sure you have churinsuranc when you wake up tomorrow. >> health insurance for some folks is not easy. so we want to make sure we have all the resources everybody needs to make the decision that's right for them and their family. >> there is more help available. you go to the methodist hospital in south philly from 10:00 to 3:00. that hospital is on south broad street. or head to ceiba in west kensington. there will be enrollments and income tax help from 10:00 to 5:00 p.m. they will be assist assisting i spanish as well. if you wanted to make changes to your healthcare, that deadline is also today. you have until midnight do that. >>> crews were called to a house fire in the logan section of the neighborhood. the blaze broke out around 4:00 on north 5th street and summerville avenue. it didn't take long for firefighters to knock down the flames. investigators say it appears the fire started on the second floor of this row home. t

. >> we know that as a result of obama care, you're now looking at an uninsured population. that is the good news, what do you think needs to be fixed? >> we have to ask what are the drivers or health care expenses increase. and part of the problem is the 25% of medicare dollars is spent in the last year of life. we have still done very little to change the way we approach end of life care. advanced directives are very helpful, but what we often find is that as patients get end of life diseases, there are no end of like directives. >> frankly it is a conversation from our own personal experiences that you usually don't have until the midst of things and that is difficult emotionally. don't want to ask hard questions like should a condition for being in the medicare program be that you have to give us an up. that would change everything. >> you look at one of the huge health care costs, and it will be company that's are talking about big increases. you understand that for research and development, drug companies need to be able to charge a certain price, but how do you find t

. >>> tornado victims have a lot to worry about right. unlicensed and uninsured contractors. >> are both of you licensed? >> no i was just helping a friend out on this job. >> reporter: he would not give me a name but said he was freelancing his services. >> reporter: what happens if someone falls through the roof. >> nobody is going to fall through. >> reporter: how do you know. what if they do? what happened. >> reporter: good thing this guy spotted 8 on your side and got off the roof safely. the crew regrouped and packed up. but not without a quick one finger salute. we found crew after crew cleaning up tornado ravaged properties. this drone 8 video shows why storm chasing contractors came here fast. there's so much work to be done though, that it's hard to tell the good guys from the bad guys. the licensed and insured from those just trying to make a quick buck. >> we have 15 to 20 cards. >> reporter: al fowler decided to handle all the work at his home. >> i don't even take the cards anymore. i just tell them they're wasting their time. >> reporter: louise describes aggressive contr

people who remain uninsured will face a stiff fine, a minimum penalty of $695 if you remain without health insurance for the full year. better take care of that for sure. >>> for now all the talk of snow is well behind us. >> so how is sunday looking? gwen tolbart will be back with your full forecast. >>> the pope mobile is staying in philadelphia. one of two black fiats used by pope francis in his trip to the city sold in an auction last night the winning bid bringing in $82,000. the car will now be on display at a car dealership in philly. that's cool stuff. >> buy a car, we'll let you roll around in the pope mobile. >> we're serving it up in the weather department. we are here to please. it's going to get warmer and as we move into tomorrow we're going to see some more of that snow melt which is always good. we had some of it yesterday and the difference though from last night to tonight also is the overnight lows. because you know what? it's not going to be quite as cold tonight as it was last night so we are not talking a refreeze tonight like we were last night. so that's at least th

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she's uninsured. she leaves the pizza ranch today. slick roads out there she gets in an accident. she, you know, gets in a car accident. breaks her leg or something like that. first thing she does, pick up a call 1-800-obamacare. i want insurance. they will say, ok, you get it. no pre-existing condition. so she can get her insurance to cover all of her health care bills and then at the end of the time she doesn't need health care she cancels her policy. you say, well shes, that's a stupid -- well, that's a stupid thing to do. and that's exactly what young people are doing. and that's why all the insurance companies are losing money. why? because only older, sicker people are buying insurance. and younger people are getting insurance and then dropping it when they don't need it. ladies and gentlemen, don't you want policies in washington that actually take into account what people want and how people behave to incentives and disincentives? don't you want something that actually reflects reality? and the best way to do that is not to put government in crofle these things but you. an