a boost for obamacare sign-up. hena daniels is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. >>> more than 8 million people have signed up via the federal insurance exchange. that doesn't include sign-ups in this is the third obamacare open enrollment and more people are participating. >>> gains by energy companies led a broad rally on wall street. the dow jones gained 165 points. >>> there has been another hollywood hacking. alonzo knowles is accused of stealing private sex videos and he is held without bail. he tried to sell the materials when undercover agent claimed he had materials from 130 entertainment stars and executives. >>> we are learning that twitter filed a patent for a drone that would be controlled by tweets. the messaging enabled unmanned vehicle. the patent application says drone control may be determined through democratic means. that means a bunch of people trying to control the same chances are, the faa probably isn't going to go for this. >> i'm thinking that drone isn't going anywhere eit

a boost for obamacare sign-up. hena daniels is at the new york stock exehange with that and good morning. >> good morning. >>> the 2016 enrollment for obamacare is outpacing last year. more than 8 million people have signed up via the federal insurance exchange. that doesn't include sign-ups in states with their own exchanges. this is the third obamacare open enrollment and more people are participating. >>> gains by energy companies led a broad rally on wall street. the dow jones gained 165 points. the s&p 500 rose 17. the nasdaq c csed 32 points gher. >>> there has been another hollywood hacking. alonzo knowles is charged with hacking into stealing vrivate sex videos and he is held without bail. he tried to sell the materials when undercoveveagent claimed he had materials from 1 1 entertainment stars and >>> we are learning that twitter filed a patent for a drone that would be controlled by tweets. the messaging enabled unmanned aerial vehicle could record and transmit video but here is the catch. the patent appli

. >> today is the last day for americans to sign up for obamacare. the obama administration is hoping to sign up about 900,000 people through the affordable care act this year. that would bring the total number of people covered to 10 million. according to this morn's "new york times" government officials are describing unprecedented demand. >>> federal reserve officials begin a two-day conference this morning. when they are done, the fed is expected to raise interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: after nearly seven years of near zero interest rates, the federal reserve is primed for liftoff. >> the u.s. economy has recovered substantially since the great recession. >> reporter: in testimony this morning, janet yellen described an economy ripe for an interest-rake hike. with an unemployment rate that has been cut in half. rosy numbers, but not the whole story. unemployment has fallen in part because the percentage of people in the labor market has shrunk. there are early indications that wages are pickin

. >> today is the last day for americans to sign up for affordable care act, obamacare. the obama administration hopes to sign up 900,000 people through the affordable care act this year, bringing the total number of people covered to about 10 million. according to this morning's new york times, government officials are describing it as unprecedented demand. >> seattle mayor won't sign an ordinance to allow uber employees to unionize. the city council unanimously passing that ordinance monday. it doesn't require the mayor's signature to be law. drivers have been considered to be independent contractors, not allowing them to have traditional benefits. >> i want to give the drivers some leverage in negotiating with uber, negotiating with lift so they have say in what their employment looks like. >> this is seen as a test case for the emerging gig economy, boober and lift opposing the ordinance. a court challenge is expected. >>> heavy snow moving into the rockies this morning. we want to show you picture of salt lake city. it is being slammed, as much as 18 inches of snow a

people are getting more time to sign up for obamacare. due to high demand the deadline to get health insurance under the affordable care act is 2 a-m friday. hundreds of thousands of people have signed up in the days before the original adline that was early this morning. the eventual closure of the sheltered workshop at opportunities for people with disabilities. a federal rule change means optqons will phase out the sheltered workshop program sometime next year. many of the people who worked in the program have switched to a day habilitation program that includes opportunities for volunteerism. one small group recently helped repair books that police will give to kids. "and i think the skills people are using in this capacity really keep those work skills available...people do eventually want to work again and have those skills available to them. " linn county has made arrangements with 25 different community nonprofit groups to provide volunteer jojo for the formrm workshop participants. eight of the 31 schools in the cedar rapids schoo

live for us at >> reporter: the 2016 involvement for the healthcare program, obamacare, says more than 8 million people signed up vun jay the federal exchange, that doesn't include sign ups and states with their own exchanges, this is the third obamacare open enrollment and more young people are participating. the final deadline for obtaining 2016 coverage is january 31. >>> nestle is the latest food company pledging to use cage-free eggs. the world's largest food maker says it will use nearly 20 million pounds of cage-free eggs every year in all their products, including toll house cookie dough and ice cream. rival general mills made that same pledge last month. >>> and we're learning that twitter filed a patent for drones that would be controlled by tweets, the messaging enabled unmanned aerial vehicle could transmit and record videos, it that means a bunch of people trying to control the same drone, chances are the faa won't go for this, chris and kathryn. >> it would be a mess. too many cooks in the kitchen, too many pilots for the drone, thank you very much. we'll see you next hour. >>> hey, if you're just

people are getting more time to sign up for obamacare. due to high demand, the deadline to get health insurance under the affordable care act is now 2 a-m friday. the days leading to the original deadline. that was yesterday morning. car driving, hands up, gun shots this police dash-cam video shows the cedar rapids officer- involved shooting of kyle orth earlier this year. the shooting happened at the end of an early morning chase in which police say orth was driving recklessly. kcrg-tv9's bruce aune walks us through the chase and shooting with video from a police vehicle dash cam. it was about two a-m on march 29th when police spotted a bmw moving recklessly and speeding on a avenue northeast. when police tried to pull him over, orth drove off... that led to th pursuit. here this police squad car backs up to pull into an alley between center point road and daniels street northeast where you see the b-m-w speeding crashes into a utility pole... you can hear police officers yelling. "hey, put your hands up. put your hands up." but the car

. >> and also developments for people trying to sign up for health insurance through the obamacare website. new hang-ups at a critical deadline. >>> and later the "star wars" movie makers and all the creative energy that went into the wildly anticipated film. the insider's look at "the force awake awakens." you're watching "world news now." luke, i am still your father. enough pressure in here for ya? ugh. my sinuses are killing me. yeah...just wait 'til we hit ten thousand feet. i'm gonna take mucinex sinus-max. too late, we're about to take off. these dissolve fast. they're new liquid gels. and you're coming with me... wait, what?! you realize i have gold status? do i still get the miles? new mucinex sinus-max liquid gels. dissolves fast to unleash max strength medicine. start the relief. ditch the misery. let's end this. >> i'm alex trebek. if you're age 50 to 85, this is an important message. so please, write down the number on your screen. the lock i want to talk to you about isn't the one on your door. it's a rate lock for your life insurance that guarantees your rate can never go up

people are getting more time to sign up for obamacare. due to high demand, the deadline to get health insurance under the affordable care act is now 2 a-m friday. hundreds of thousands have signed up in the days leading to the original deadline. that was yesterday morning. that pesky cough during the winter may not be due to the cold temperatures. wheeze may be something homeowners can fix inside their house. that's coming up in today's healthy life report. meteorologist justin gehrts it is definitely starting to feel more like december out there. highs are expected to only top out into the middle 30s this afternoon. winds today will still be a bit strong out of the northwest at 10 to 20 mph. those winds will make the actual temperature feel much colder. the sunshine won't be with us today. this of course temperatures. that sunshine will become more likely tomorrow, but our temperatures will remain in the middle to low 30s. winds will again be strong out of temperatures will arrive by late weekend. thanks justin. it is definitely starting

people are getting more time to sign up for obamacare. due to high demand, the deadline to get health insurance under the affordable care act is now 2 a-m friday. hundreds of thousands of people have signed up in the days leading to the original deadline. that was yesterday morning. state park beach users have until next monday to tell the iowa department of natural regarding alcohol. alcohol-fueled fights led to early beach closings at both lake macbride and pleasant creek state parks. the d-n-r says they've heard multiple concerns about other drinking incidents on state beaches since then. so the d-n-r is considering changes that could restrict drinking at the beaches. and that starts with comments from users. "we have fights here that are alcohol related too and when it gets to that point i think something needs to be done when park users have safety concerns about what's happening on our beaches." park ranger fairley says the majority of the alcohol issues happen on the beaches. he says some county parks and federal recreation areas, l

mark: 8.3 million people have signed up for obamacare, surpassing last year's total, signaling good newsth insurance companies. time last year 6.4 million people had signed up. for the families of some of the victims of the sandy brooke , severaly school lawsuits were filed against the estate of the gunman's mother. the families of 16 people who were killed will split the funds from the estate. her son, adam, gunned down 26 graders and six adults in 2012. the man who blown the gun to the boston marathon bombers to kill a police officer has been sentenced to 17 months he has already served. he apologized, saying that his actions were "dumb." he testified during the trial of of garcon i have -- of one the bombers. he said he did not know about the plans and had no idea that the gun with the used to come in officer. global news, 24 hours per day powered by our 2400 journalists and 150 news bureaus around the world. i mark crumpton. betty: thank you, mark. the stocks trading pretty much here session highs, we are trying to accelerate going into the closing bell. i want to get to abigail dool

obamacare to january 1st. cause what better time to sign up for obamacare than the day we all lie to ourselves about being healthier. [ laughter ] [ applause ] okay, one more pizza, but that's it. then no more, okay, we'll have two -- two pieces. check this out. the air force just told cnn that it plans to be using fighter jets that actually but until then, pilots will have to just fire regular missiles while doing this -- [ laser sound effects ] [ laughter and applause ] [ laser sound effects ] some international news here. brazil announced that it is shutting down the facebook owned messaging app "whatsapp" case. mark zuckerberg called it a sad it was so sad in brazil today that they only parted in the streets for half the day. >> steve: oh. [ cheers ] [ clapping ] >> steve: that's it. [ laughter ] yeah. >> jimmy: speaking of facebook, i saw that it launched its year in review feature. okay. which brings up some of your top facebook photos from the past year. that's right. facebook's year in review, which should be a huge name, parade of regrets. [ laughter ] >> steve: oh. >> jimmy: when you go, yeah, yeah, yeah.

supreme court legalized same-sex nationwide. 8.3 million people signed up for obamacare, surpassing lastr's total, signaling good news for hospitals and health insurance companies. at about the same time last year , 6.4 million people had signed up. prosecutors in the charged a woman with murder, child abuse, and felony hit and run after she allegedly plowed her vehicle into crowds on the las vegas strip. lakisha holloway is due in court tomorrow, held in court tomorrow -- without they'll. police say that her three-year-old daughter was with her but wasn't hurt. global news, 24 hours per day, powered by our 2400 journalists and more than 115 or -- news bureaus around the world. common beliefthe is that a rising interest rate environment in the u.s. will help things to make -- help banks make more profits when they lend money. you might be surprised to learn that profits and rates are not as linked as you thought. our next guest has some charts that might help to dispel that believe. j joe b -- jw mason is a fellow at the roosevelt institute, joining us now from los angeles. joe: thank yo

people are getting more time to sign up for obamacare. due to high demand, the deadline to get health insurance under the affordable care act is now 2 a-m friday. hundreds of thousands of people have signed up in the days leading to the original deadline. that was yesterday morning. car driving, hands up, gun shots this police dash-cam video rapids officer- involved shooting of kyle orth earlier this year. the shooting happened at the end of an early morning chase in which police say orth was driving recklessly. kcrg-tv9's bruce aune walks us through how the chase and shooting unfolded through the video a police vehicle captured. it was about two a-m on march 29th when police spotted a bmw moving recklessly and speeding on a avenue northeast. when police tried to pull him over, orth drove off... that led to this pursuit. here this police squad car backs up to pull into an alley between center point road and daniels street northeast where you see the b-m-w speeding away... but in reverse. the car crashes into a utility pole... you can hear

today is the deadline to sign up for obamacare if you want coverage to start january 1st. and a two and half year old boy's condition is stumping his doctors. good tuesday morning, its 4:30 on december 15th, here is a live look at cedar rapids city cam." first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first plan on a day with a partly to

the day is the last day to sign up for health insurance on obamacare exchanges if you want coverage january 1. this is the third year people will be able to buy federally subsidized health care on the sponsored website. there was an extension last year and it' reporter: breaking silence about a relationship with donald trump. does he still support the gop front-runner? harvey: and we are turning colder over the next week four hours. i' m also tracking our next jc: breaking news tonight. phillip chism guilty of first-degree murder. jurors did not buy his insanity defense in the murder of colleen retzer. the jury decided the crime was premeditated and will not the result of a mental break. ed: a debate held in las vegas national polls, but staples is another story. ted cruz leads in iowa, which holds its caucuses in february, and marco rubio is gaining in new hampshire, another early primary state. tonight' s debate is expected to focus on terrorism. tom brady asked this morning about his support for his friend donald trump, and whether past comments constituted an endorsement. here is what h

. >>> today is the deadline for millions of uninsured americans to sign up for obamacare if they want coverage to start january 1st. officials say will has been a spike inactivity on the website, they aren't expecting like all the chaos we saw with the rollout three years ago. >>> and this holiday season here is a gift some worker will 1300 workers a bonus of $100,000. hill corps is a privately held oil company, the ceo promised the companies if they doubled the size of the company in five workers, some cried out of happiness when they got that bonus. i can understand that, that is money that makes a big difference in someone's life, chris and kathryn. >> did you say you were giving me a hundred thousand dollars? >> i wish. >> that's what you heard. that's what you got from that story, chris? >> that is fantastic, good for them. >> all about the gift giving, you know. >> gift receiving. >> okay, receiving. >> no, i like to give gifts. >> i know you do, i'm gist teasing. >>> coming up, we are going to get a look at your traffic and weather together. >>> a closer look at the state's ove

. >> if you haven't signed up for health insurance under obamacare you may have a couple of extra days. the original deadline was yesterday but officials decided to extend the enrollment due to unprecedented demand. for new jersey you need to pick a plan by tomorrow night. >>> disappearing decorations. why a popular new holiday light display is a big hit with thieves. >> a bump in the road for self-driving cars. what every car must have before -are you happy with your bathroom? i wasn't. until i learned about bath fitter. bath fitter puts a new bathtub right over your old one. isn't that amazing? bath fitter will measure, custom-make and install right over your existing tub. and only bath fitter has seamless walls, which guarantees a watertight fit. plus, they do it all in just one day. meet the moore's! we're the moore family, and as you can see, we need an internet that can do more. we do more games, and more streaming. so we need more speed. that's why we switched to time warner cable. now we can connect more devices, at the same time. hi grandma and grandpa! ha, look at that! [laug

gerri: the government is now saying that they will not be expanding the obamacare deadline. if you do not sign up january 31, you will be out of luck with the obamacare coverage. they also lowered their sights on how many people they want to sign up. they are saying next year they are hoping to get 10 million. remember, originally 23 million. not so much. >> thank you very much. donald trump. not letting it go very long. harry potter was the worst. worst character in modern day. he did not say that. okay. fine. we have a lot more. we have this big selloff. now, to combat all of this, the u.s. refugee plan that they say will really scare you. and likely scare the markets as well. we are all over. stick around. you are watching harry potter. you both have a perfect driving record. >>perfect. no tickets. no accidents... >>that is until one of you clips a food truck, ruining your perfect record. >>yup... now, you would think your insurance company would cut you some slack, right? >>no. your insurance rates go through the roof. your perfect record doesn't get you anything. >>anything. perfect! for dri

. >>> the obama administration says 2016 sign ups for obamacare are going strong. officials say 8.2 million people have signed up or renewed coverage through the website healthcare.gov, up from 6.4 million at this time last year. 2 million of those who signed up are in the insurers most sought after demographic, 35 and under, nearly double the number of young people who signed up last year. >> the national football league is denying reports that it is pulling funding for a new concussion study. the league gave the national institutes of health a $30 million grant to pay for the boston university research but multiple reports allege the nfl pulled the funding after a doctor who's been critical of the league was chosen to be the project's main researcher. we have this report on a separate unique study looks into the causes of head trauma. >> american football practice with an important twist, the university of new hampshire's college team dedicated part of their training sessions to doing drills without wearing protective helmets. a perhaps counter intuitive idea aime

. >> though is -- today is the last day to sign up for obamacare, the thisrd year it providing federallyubbasses died health insurance of the remember, if you go without coverage you are taxed. >> new this morning, apple is expanding more, the keep tan based giant report through bought a 70,000 square foot building in san jose. according to the business journal apple paid $18 million for the building that is used to house a chip-making company. it is unclear what apple will use the facility tore. >> looking ahead, i see a storm coming in over the weekend. >> saturday and possible on monday and tuesday, and even on thursday and friday of next week, so, when we get to the weekend it will get interesting. you can be put in the spirit and 280 and 17 is 36 degrees and our cold of the cities we are check crack at 30. santa rosa is 31. alamo is freezing at 32. menlo park is 33 and santa clara at 33. in the east bay walnut creek is 33. we have more than one reporting station for different cities. it goes from 30 to 33 why walnut creek the cool of the outside of alamo. everyone is in the 40s with

. >> today is the last day for americans to sign up for affordable care act, obamacare. a administration hopes to sign up 9,000 people through the affordable care act this year, bringing the total number of people covered to about 10 million. according to this morning's new york times, officials are describing it as unprecedented demand. >> a chicago judge acquitted a police commander on charges that he showed his gun and shoved his gun down a man's throat despite evidence showing the alleged victim's d.n.a. on the gun. the judge said there were inconsists in the victim's testimony. the verdict comes at a tense time in chicago where protestors don't believe people treat everyone equally. we take a closer look. >> weekend after weekend, shooting after shooting, chicago has become infamous for its gun violence. >> in chicago, turn people are dead, at least 54 others injured. >> it has dominated the headlines. >> in chicago, seven people were killed. >> giving rise to the city's nickname, chiraq. >> violence in the windy city is a catastrophe. >> and yet the city is safer th

. >> if you need health coverage today is the last day to sign up under obamacare. coverage begins january 1? you are need the deadline. it is the third year it is providing officially subdiced health insurance. if you go without coverage you are taxed for it. more storms are moving in, and people are working over time to cut down trees weaken by the drought that made them vulnerable to storms. >> the rain is if there and you get the winds blowing and they are not strong from the drought, and failure will happen. >> tree risk assessment can be continue but several arbourists have been booked solid for the next few months. >> with more rain on way, more to look out for. >> we have a few days, very unsettled weather coming at us next week but until we get there a warming friend offer the next couple of days. look at our winds they are light this morning, variable at less than ten miles per hour but look at fairfield, 26 miles per hour and that has to be a gust that lasts long tough to register because everyone else is quiet. the golden gate bridge shows wins right now

. >> if you is not signed up for health insurance under obamacare the city of oakland and ready to help you with that. oakland is one of 20 cities in the nation to take the white house healthy communities challenge. the mayor schaaf and federal officials will join cover california representatives in register people for health insurance. the city that enrolls the most people between now and the end of john will get a visit from the president. >> that looks like fun. headquarters in brisbane, australia, kickoff the famous annual slip and slid today for the opposite. employees go down the slides built along an office corridor and the newspaper reported tradition was kept under wraps until 2014 has been carried out for six years and no one has been hurt. >> embarrassed? yes. >> we dope do it because no one wants it clean it up. >> clean up right now. >> we hope so, check in with sue on the latest on the paint spill. >> yes, guys, the c.h.p. has all lanes closed at the harrison street side of the bay bridge with traffic diverted. the right hand portion of the screen, cars and trucks are movi

. >>> today is the enrollment deadline for millions of americans signing up for health care insurance under obamacaree federal government wants 10 million people enrolled in the new year, 900,000 more than this year. enrollees can expect to pay 7 1/2% more more coverage as health care costs go up. >> you had a panicked moment earlier. wasn't sure if you paid your premium. >> i haven't done so. i'm uninsured. don't injure me. >> try not to the. >>> top investment houses are dialing down their iphone forecasts. they expect sales to go down next year for the first time ever. why? higher prices in overseas markets and more users already have smart phones. it is a huge part of apple's revenues and profits. >> does have to plateau at some point, doesn't it? here's something no one should try on their own. an extreme skier named sammy carlson flying off the largest ski jump in the western hemisphere. >> located on michigan's upper peninsula. sammy wasn't satisfied going forward so for good measure he did it backwardses, as well. >> look at that. look at the camera tracking him. sensational. he's an stretche

obamacare. the annual deadline to sign up for coverage is here. has participation been like since the law went into effect? the totala shows, number of uninsured americans fell to about 33 million people, down from 42 million the previous year. according to the white house, more than 17 million. the uninsured americans gain coverage through the aca, the most additions came from state that expanded medicaid. for people covered under their employers, costs have risen on average about 4% this year. individuals by their own insurance have seen a wide variation in changes. government subsidies certainly help. 84% of those enrolled on exchanges receive on average $270 a month. what about its effect on medical spending? the white house estimates that the law has shaved 1% annually from percentage costs. health care spending projected to make up 20% of the economy in 2024, up from 18% last year. another challenge is political pushback. obamacare is still unpopular, but as coverage expands, more people have turned favorable. after the supreme court upheld

today is the last day people to sign up for health care under obamacare!. you have until 11-59 tonight. your plan goes into effect january first. people without health insurance after january 31st, will face fines while filing their 20-16 taxes. 20-15 will be remembered for many things, among them, the people who broke out in hollywood, and those who made national headlines. abc news personality barbara walters is sitting down with her list of 10 most fascinating preview. we'll give you a preview of some of the people who made the cut. you're watching channel 13 action news, where you ask, and we investigate. fascinating people of 2015 special. bradley cooper, tracy morgan and amy schumer are just a few of the people to make the list. abc's amy robach sat down with barbara for a sneak peek. pkg < barbara walters: you always say, "this is the best list." but this is a very good list because it has-- it has some-- some drama. (laugh) it has mr. trump and bernie sanders. // and then bradley cooper. amy robach: 09:08:30:00you like bradley cooper. barbara walter

the penalty for n n selecting health insurance through obamacare is more expensive this year. the deadline to sign up for coverage in 2016 is january 31st, and in addition to paying a penalty on your taxes, there will be no extensionon beyond the deadline like last year. this is known for being one of the busiest times of year for post offices..... t this year -- some are busier than ever before.... kwwl's amanda gilbert joins us live in the newsroom to tell us why... we all know that the holidays are around the corner.... and that mmans... as the grinch says.... bags... but cyber monday has become more that means post offices have become even busier both thik week. the posr master in waterloo says are delivering 15 percent more packages this year than last year at this time... although they are still scrting thrrgh and delivering a lot of letters... they've had to shift their focus sorts through around 30,000 packages every night... "yeah i think we can definately tell that there's been an uptake getting now as a result of that... itits pretty obvioos that people are moving away to do a lot of their

obamacare is a total catastrophe. it will die in 2017 anyway. all the people that they didn't think were signing up are signing up. e really paying for it or not signing up. up 25%,es are going 35%, 45%. you're never going to be able to use it. obamacare is a disaster. we are going to repeal it here and we are going to replace it. there are so many great things we can do on health care. so many good things. and it will cost you less money, and it will be great. you are using programs you will never use. you are paying for it. you will never ever use them. we will get that straightened out. common core instead. it's going to be dead. i see look at parents, local parents in iowa and new hampshire and south carolina. i went to a school and i saw the parents. they love their children. they want educate-- they don't care about money, they don't care about anything. love their children. they get together and they do wonderful programs. they are smart people. as opposed to getting it done by bureaucrats who are getting big, fat checks in washington. we have such talent in this country and we don't use it. obamacare, dead.

more than 8 million people have signed up via the federal insurance exchange, that doesn't include sign ups in states with their own exchanges this is the third obamacare open enrollment, participating. the final deadline for obtaining the 2016 coverage is january 31. >>> nestle is the latest food company pledging to use cage-free eggs, the world's largest food maker using nearly 20 million pounds of eggs every year in their products, toll house cookie dough and ice cream, they hope to reach it by 2020, rival general mills made the same pledge last year. >>> and pet smart created its fetch day, the supply chain offer -- offering special discounts on online orders for what can be ordered in store today or tomorrow, from pets to treats to pet food, chris and kathryn. >> national fetch day, there you go. >> grand fetch. thank you very much, hena, appreciate it. >>> 5:41, a check of your traffic and weather together and a look at the day's top stories, including the ticket everyone wants this holiday season. >>> plus, harvard taking on fashion models why some say their weight could be hazardous to your health, that's our daily talker, weigh in at cbsboston

. >>> in order to get coverage to avoid penalties for next year, sign up for obamacare today. more than 1 million new customers applied for coverage. the administration is hoping for a surge of younger, healthier customers to help hold down premiums. >>> there is a california super lotto ticket out there worth $63 million and it could become the largest unclaimed prize in our state history. the ticket was sold four months ago in chatsworth in southern california. winners have 6 months to collect jack pots. but when one goes unclaimed this long, they start to wonder if the ticket was lost. money from un cashed tickets goes into the fund for public schools, so it's not a total loss if you look at it that way. $27 million in prize money went unclaimed last year. >>> a couple from sioux falls, south dakota has very special house guest for the holidays, 3,000 of them to be exact. joann a and jim have been collecting santas for 30 years. they have 3,000 of them in all shapes and sizes which they put on display. the couple says the setup takes about three weeks to put together and th

emily: today is the last day to sign up for health insurance on obamacare exchanges if you want coverage on january 1. this is the third year people will be able to buy federally subsidized health care on government-sponsored exchange websites. there was an extension last year, but it's not clear if that will be the case this year. the customer says this started when he asked the employee to toss out hits old coffee. he refused but did try to hand him a fresh cup. as he drove off, that male employee attacked. the customer did come back to continue the argument. he says that employee was irate. emily: a veteran nba referee is coming out as gay after a confrontation with rajon rondo. bill kennedy told yahoo sports he's proud of his job and his sexuality. the comments came after the former celtic directed a gay slur at him during a game. rondo has since tweeted an apology, saying, "my actions during the game were out of frustration and emotion, period! they absolutely do not reflect my feelings toward the lgbt community. disrespect anyone." emily: storm troopers walking the red carpet at th

sign up for up for healthcare. plus..this simple message on a birthday cake...turned into a viral conversation on social with autism. obamacare plans are known for brand drug coverage can be another problem. for diseases like hiv and cancer, patients have to reach out of pocket for up to 40% of the cost of branded drugs. it's a growing trend in the private insurance market, as well. annemarie ciccarella needs a new health plan. the breast cancer survivor can't find one with her doctor in-network, but she's accepted that. "i'll give up my oncologist and i will find someone to follow me. and as heartbreaking as that is, i'm going to do it." she doesn't want to change medications, after a bad experience with a generic... but can't find a plan that covers brand drug femara, which can cost month. "the goal of that drug is to keep the cancer at bay" close to one-third of mid-tier a-c-a exchange plans limit coverage of branded cancer and h-i-v drugs, according to an avelere health study... "requiring patients to pay up to 40- percent for those drugs out-of- pocket. most employer plans aren't as restrictive... but like narrow doctor