benjy, kick it off for us. we haereard from a white house adviser a little earlier. >> more choice for a narrow and shrinking universe of people who we've been trying to accommodate for the past month. this has been from the beginning about making sure that the transition that the afford care act anticipated is smooth. >> all right, benjy, we also are learning just this hour that president obama will be making comments in a news briefing at 2:00 p.m., just getting that into msnbc. so the president will be making comments. what do you expect him to be saying about this, and is this really about making a transition? this transition as we go forward to the next year smoother. >> well, the president is making such a big deal out of relief for those people with cancelled plans because they're definitely afraid this is the next major political shoe to drop, in addition to presenting policy obstacles for the law. the nightmare scenario for the white house after they have gotten the website under control, come january

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or benji? what about brian from family guy who they just killed off?brian you racist dog. >> i feel the cows are more influential because be we thet them. >> anything in a sandwich is more influential. >> i was hoping you would ask me who was missing from the list and it is jasper perino. as a result i can't support this. and lassie. >> i am bleeping out that perino thing. jesse, you are fired up about this story and i don't know why. >> none of the pandas that ted dan swraw killed in the holocaust were in there. i am a history dork. they forgot bolto. >> he is on there. >> he's on the list. >> check the list. i read the list and he is on there. he saved the people in alaska. >> oh yeah. he is on the list. >> then they forgot john bough bough -- john belushi. >> there you go. >> you are furious there were no cats on the list. not even garfield. you said what about cassie's cats? >> this is another example of you making [bleep] up because you are obsessed with cats. i never talk about cats. i never ask to see pictures of cats. you are obsessed with cats

frustrated residents david benji has been without power since last weekend. >> we could consider ourselves in the forgotten zone and monday morning will hit the fan if i don't have power. >> reporter: in maine, crews are working hard and keeping spirits high. >> they are getting ready to energize the fuse that will actually allow the customers to have electricity. i would suspect in the next few minutes, these customers will be re happy. >> reporter: liar kara rollee whose power turned on late friday afternoon. >> when the power came o i called my mom. i know she is excited to come on home and take a hot shower and eat some food. >> reporter: the good news power is expected to be restored throughout the day. the bad news, more frigid temperatures are on the way. for "today," kevin tibbles, nbc news, charlotte, michigan. >> another arctic blast could be along the way to hit the new year and dylan is here with more that. >> unfortunately, it's coming in time for the new year. hopefully, the power can get on before then. by tomorrow, it will be 4 below in minneapolis and that is the cold air

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