daniel littman, stay with us. we've got more to talk to you about. >> thank you. >>> i know a lot of you are think, well, i signed up for this, what does it mean for me? hopefully got answers there. for those of you considering it, there are thousands across the country who are still signing up for obamacare, at least 4.1 million people have already done so. they've selected their plans for 2019. new lereleased -- newly released federal numbers shows the number of first-time applicants down nearly 18%. those returning down less than 6%. a lot of factors could explain the drop in signups here. the trump administration cut the enrollment period in half, slashed the advertising budget by 90%. also they've made it easier to buy cheaper alternatives. and there's no longer the fine for, of course, not having insurance. >> we'll talk more about what this means and what's expected from this ruling from this judge in texas throughout the morning. >>> let's talk about something else. this week of -- let's call them what the