susan mcginnis, wjz eyewitness news. >> here organizations are mobilizing relief efforts. catholic relief services and lutheran world relief are already sending over much-needed items and volunteers. >> we're told that it's as big a disaster in terms of its impact as the earthquake in hati and the indian ocean tsunami. we're looking a major disaster. >> among the items being acceptability out, 8,000 tarps to provide temporary shelters for those who lost their homes. >>> in this city a neighborhood shuts down for hours after a threat sends swat teams to under armor head quarters. it turned out to be a hoax. wjz and mike schuh is live with more on this. good morning, mike. >> reporter: good morning, don. good morning, everyone. policee olent threat seriously enough that the head quarters wassing evacuated and the neighborhood. >> those here in south baltimore finally returned home after the swat team gives the all clear. sunday afternoon police respond this force after 911 dispatchers received a threat to under armor employees. >> we came out, our swat teams cleared the faci

susan mcginnis in washington. thank you, susan. >>> well, cbs news has confirmed that a senior secret service supervisor of the president has been reassigned over allegations of inappropriate conduct. the agent caused a disruption at the hay-adams hotel. the agent allegedly went to a woman's room where he unloaded a firearm, but he left a bullet behind and caused a ruckus when he tried to retrieve it. someone said he sent suggestive e-mails to a co-worker. >>> four marines were killed at a training range. they were clearing a range of unexploded ordinates at camp pendleton yesterday. they were making range safe for exercises. there was no live firing at the time. >>> mob boss whitey bulger is scheduled to be sentenced today. yesterday the victims' family members spoke out. they had harsh words for the fbi and the justice department, but they saved their strongest lainch for bulger. vinita nair reports. >> reporter: whitey bulger sat with his back to family members of the victims as they addressed him in court calle

susan mcginnis is in washington, susan, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. here's the latest, the main digital architect of the website is going to testify here tomorrow. the hearing is about technical problems with the site. this is henry chao who has told congressional investigators he was unaware of any security risks when he recommended the site go live on october 1st. meanwhile, this is the week the white house promised those early enrollment numbers for healthcare.gov. and ahead of those, we have early industry estimates. >> reporter: industry analysts confirm to cbs news the number signing up for health care falls far short of the government's target. "the wall street journal" reports fewer than 50,000 people have made it through healthcare.gov to purchase health insurance. the white house had hoped for 500,000 in just the first month. administration officials won't confirm the enrollment numbers. but over the past few weeks, they have been trying to lower expectations because of technical problems with the site. >> the enrollment numbers which will b

susan mcginnis is in washington. susan, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. it's those millions of cancellation letters received by americans that have consumers and members of congress here so upset. the president promised anyone who likes their health care plan can keep it. well, yesterday, he did express sympathy to those who are losing their coverage but said oftentimes, they were getting a bad deal. >> while virtually every insured is offering new better plans, and competing for these folks' business, i realize that can be scary for people if they just get some notice like that. >> reporter: the cancellation controversy has triggered challenges from both sides of the political aisle. the republican-controlled house is expected to vote as early as next week on a bill to allow insurers to continue selling policies in effect on january 1st, 2014. even if they provide coverage obama care finds insufficient. a similar bill introduced by senate democrats requires it. the president says his health care bill is designed to make the insurance market better for ev

>> susan mcginnis in washington. thank you, susan. >>> family members of the man who opened fire at the new jersey mall said they never saw it coming. a candlelight vigil was held at the mall last night. the mall was closed yesterday as police tried to get more inside into richard shoop. when shoop opened fire monday night, thousands of shoppers ran for their lives. his brother said shoop was on a suicide mission. >> my brother intended to harm nobody else but himself. he just sadly decided to make an act of -- an act of, i guess, self-indulgence by taking his own life publicly, and it's a tragedy to it all. >> reporter: shoop died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. no one else was injured. >>> the mayor of canada's largest city remains defy yanlt amid calls for resignation. this morning two of the biggest newspaper says rob ford should step down. >> reporter: five days after toronto's police chief confirmed the existence of a video of ford allegedly smoking crack, the mayor finally admitted it. >> have i tried it? pr

susan mcginnis in washington. thank you, susan. >>> new negotiations with iran are scheduled to begin next week. talks on the nuclear program broke down in geneva. skeptical lawmakers are considering new sanctions and are waiting to hear from secretary john kerry this week. marlie hall has the report. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry will try to reassure skeptical lawmakers who want to keep the pressure on iran. >> we're not blind, and i don't think we're stupid. i think we have a pretty strong sense of how to measure on whether or not we're acting in the interest of our country and of the globe and particularly of our allies. >> reporter: kerry calls the talk between iran and the six parties a work in progress. the proposed deal would be a temporary arrangement that would have u.s. ease economic sanctions in exchange for some of iran's nuclear program including a freeze of its high-grade uranium production, but the talks broke down wednesday. it was called a fool's game and israel ease prime minister cal

susan mcginnis is in washington with more on the president's reluctant about-face. susan, good morning. >> anne-marie, good morning. the president has been under incredible pressure to find a way to live up to that promise that he made and to do it before that vote here on capitol hill today. but now that he's announced this fix, those who have to implement it aren't sure they can. >> we fumbled the rollout on this health care law. that's on me. >> president obama is trying to fix problems with the affordable care act. he now says americans can keep their current insurance plans through 2014, even if they don't meet the standards laid out in the new health care law. >> this fix won't solve every problem for every person, but it's going to help a lot of people. >> nearly 5 million people have received cancellation notices, something the president promised wouldn't happen. democrats in congress pressured president obama to fix his broken promise before a vote today on a republican bill in the house. the gop proposal also lets americans keep their coverage and allows in

susan mcginnis in washington. thank you, susan. >>> a federal appeals court thursday said texas's new abortion restrictions can take effect. that means up to 12 abortion clinics will close because they don't have doctors who have hospital-admitting privileges. the judge earlier this week blocked the law saying it was unconstitutional. planned parenthood says it will appeal. >>> and here in new york the city is applauding a federal court's decision. it blocks another judge's ruling on the stop and frisk law. the judge had said the policy discriminated against minori minorities. the appeals court also took her off the case. john miller spoke with scott pelley about why they made such an unusual decision. >> judges have reversed on the lie by higher courts all the time, but rarely is there a repudiation by a higher court of a judge questioning ethics. the court said the judge actually encouraged the plaintiffs to file the lawsuit, indicated if they did so, she would be the judge on it rather than letting it go to a ra

susan mcginnis from washington. susan, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. radel said he wants to continue serving his country. on wednesday he said he struggles with drugs and alcohol abuse and says he sees this charge as an opportunity to get help. late last night congressman trey radel apologized for his cocaine arrest and announced he's taking a leave of absence to seek treatment for substance abuse. >> i do believe in faith, forgiveness, and redemption, and i hope to come out of this a stronger man, a better man for all of you. >> radel was less talk aive earlier in the day as he was led into a washington, d.c., court to face a charge. he pleaded guilty to buying cocaine from an undercover officer. he' he'll con contribute $250 to a compensation fund and be on probation for a year. >> he's destroying his own family. if he's destroying his own family, what does he care about us? >> i'm trey radel and this is our baby and my wife jude. >> he says she's at home caring for their young child. >> she's stuck with me and will continue to stick with me. she is

i'm susan mcginnis in washington. coming up, what that promise was and the white house reaction. >>> we picked up our first big problem of the morning. it's on 95 southbound. it is blocking a lane. we'll tell you about it in just a few. now over to marty. >>> tavon mason played for the jets. a wide receiver in the house doing some great things. he'll explain it all coming up on coffee with as the morning edition continues right after this. ready? happy birthday! it's a painting easel! the tide's coming in! this is my favorite one. it's upside down. oh, sorry. (woman vo) it takes him places he's always wanted to go. that's why we bought a subaru. >>> it is 6:30. looking live at the swedish tall ship that sailed in yesterday. it will be here through saturday. >>> sharon says she has a problem on 95. marty is over at first warning weather. >>> it's 27 degrees right now on tv hill. at last check that was 21 degrees colder than this time yesterday. yep, still the same. a lunchtime reading of 42 whichr daytime high. don, ta

i'm susan mcginnis in washington.coming up, numbers the government has refused to reveal. >>> good morning. the family of a man killed during a city drug stop is now suing police. i'm mike schuh, a live report next. >>> the wet roads seem to be causing some big problems this morning. we'll go down the list of problems in just a few. >>> sandra saint vicor is making the leap leap forefront talking about her new disk in stores now. >>> use chase freedom at amazon.com and get 5% cash back this quarter. so you can find the perfect gift for everyone. including you. activate your 5% cash back at chase.com/freedom chase. so you can. right now, she's earning 4 times the hi!nors points... hi, buddy! ...just by smiling. enjoy free wi-fi and up to 4 times the hhonors points on your next stay. feel the hamptonality >>> it is the bottom of the hour on a purple friday. it is warm, windy and wet outside and there's more rain coming. sharon will have the rush after marty's first warning weather. >>> we have a ton to talk about. hang

i'm susan mcginnis in washington, coming up, the latest on efforts to fix the problems. >> reporter:its owner in east baltimore. i'm mike schuh, live details next. >>> the ravens have a long history of being better than the browns. i'm mark viviano, highlights and reaction to a tough loss in ohio coming up. >>> and if you're just about to head out on your morning commute unfortunately a big low on the topside of the beltway, traffic not moving. we'll show you a picture and tell you why. that's straight ahead. >>> with two bronze metals under his belt he's going for gold in sochi. the winter olympics are under 90 days away. one of america's best joins us on coffee with to talk about it. stay tuned, it's the beautiful sunrise, we'll be right back. sunrise, we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, what does that first spoonful taste like? ok. honey bunches of oats. ching! mmmm! mmmm! mmmm! wow! it's the oats. honey. yeah. honey bunches of oats. this is a great cereal. >>> it is the bottom of the hour. it is a gorgeous get up and go. it's a beautiful sky out there as i've been told. sharo

susan mcginnis is in washington with the details. susan, good morning. >> anne-marie, good morning. this rule change is so controversial it's known in washington as the nuclear option. it basically removes the ability of the minority party to block most presidential nominations. now, democrats say republicans have used the filibuster to in a campaign of obstruction against president obama. republicans say democrats have a hidden agenda. >> the ayes are 52, the nays are 48. >> with all but three of their members agreeing to the change, democrats have effectively killed the filibuster in the senate. now the threshold to move a nomination forward drops from 60 votes to a simple majority of 51. >> the change would ensure executive and judicial nominations on an up or down vote on nominations. yes, no. >> president obama says republicans have used a record amount of filibusters to block his nominees. >> today's pattern of obstruction, it just isn't normal. it's not what our founders envisioned. >> but republicans say democrats are making this move to divert the public's attention from th

and as susan mcginnis reports, those numbers will be a lot lower than expected. >> reporter: industry analysts confirmed to cbs news the number of people signing up for health care falls far short of the government's target. the "wall street journal" reports fewer than 50,000 people have made it through healthcare.gov to purchase health insurance. the white house had hoped for 500,000 in just the first month. administration officials won't confirm the enrollment numbers, but over the past few weeks they have been trying to lower expectations because of technical problems with the site. >> enrollment numbers which will be the first month of enrollment are likely to be quite low. given the struggles that people have had getting access to the site and getting information. >> reporter: states running their own exchanges are also struggling. cbs news has learned about 49,000 people signed up for coverage so far on 12 of those sites. secretary sebelius says healthcare.gov is expected to be fully functional by the end of the month. and that should help boost enrollment figures going forward.

i'm susan mcginnis in washington.ing up, how many americans have been signing up for insurance under the new healthcare law. >>> sharon gibala here with wjz traffic control. if you're about to head out we will let you know if you hit any delays. that's coming up. now over to marty. >>> you might know him from csi but hill harper is also an author. he's out with his latest book and he'll be in baltimore tonight at the pratt library. first he's on coffee with at 6:45. stay tuned, a conversation with one of the good guys. >>> the eyewitness news m,,,,,,, middle-earth is back at denny's with the build your own hobbit slam. twenty delicious options, like sweet potato pecan pancakes, hearty breakfast sausage and honey cake french toast. a meal to satisfy the hungriest of hobbits. see "the hobbit: the desolation of smaug." >>> at the bottom of the hour that's a live look down charles street as the sun comes up. it's a pretty morning but it is pretty cold. sharon continues to watch the commute for you. marty is over at first

now as susan mcginnis reports, some who get coverage through their ems arployerfacing the same problem> reporter: at her office in virginia beach, deborah fisher often sneaks a peek at her 3-year-old grandson. >> that's my guy. >> reporter: deborah is battling kidney cancer. during the ten years she's worked at the attkisson realty, the company has provided group health insurance with manageable premiums. >> we were happy. we had great insurance. we had continuing care for our employees. >> reporter: great until owner betsy attkisson learned the policy would be terminated because it doesn't meet the requirements of the affordable care act. >> on june 30th, 2014, i will probably not be offering company insurance for my employees. i just can't afford it. >> reporter: administration records show the white house expected millions of workers to lose their current employer-based coverage and that many companies would send employees to healthcare.gov to buy their own insurance. deborah scoured the website for a new policy, so far she can't afford the premiums. >> they just are higher and high

in washington, susan mcginnis, wjz exit eyewitness news. >> the affordable care act is also promptingnsurance companies to drop the coverage of 70,000 marylanders. mike schuh live in explain. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. those 73,000 policies are being dropped because they are not good enough but now those people who had them are having trouble signing up for the new policy. for two years brenda medicalson has been glad to pay for an additional plan in case of emergencies. >> medical costs are crazy, you never know what can happen. >> reporter: then this letter arrived. her plan is no longer available. >> it's very frustrating but more scary because i'm thinking i'm not covered. should something happen i don't know what i would do. >> reporter: she's not alone. nine insurance carriers in maryland announced they will drop 73,000 members. >> in many cases the inability of an individual to not keep their coverage is because their insurance company decided to faze out their plan. >> reporter: the maryland insurance administration says those plans are being replaced with strong

i'm susan mcginnis in washington.coming up, early estimates from industry analysts. >>> and filipinos hit by typhoon haiyan, how the local filipino community in the bay area is racing against time to save them. ,, good evening, this is flo. [laughs] yes, i'm that flo. aren't you sweet! licensed phone-ups available 24/7. call 1-800-progressive. >>> this is kpix 5 news. >>> we don't need this. we just need your help. >> desperate scene in the philippines as the search for victims from typhoon haiyan continues. a new storm threatening the hardest hit area. >>> we're getting our first snapshot of how many people signed up for obamacare and it's not a lot. >>> cloudy skies, our high def doppler is out tracking a storm system headed toward the bay area. we'll talk about it coming up. >>> we got an alert from b.a.r.t. that there are delays in all directions. we'll tell you what's going on, plus how much you may have to wait coming up. >>> it's tuesday november 12th november 12th. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm frank mallicoat.

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i'm susan mcginnis in washington.oming up, what that promise was and the white house reaction. >> reporter: and a new round of protests expected today against the new president of the uc system, janet napolitano. what people are having a problem with coming up next. ,, ,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, [ telephone rings ] good evening, this is flo. [laughs] yes, i'm that flo. aren't you sweet! licensed phone-ups available 24/7. call 1-800-progressive. >>> >> your realtime captioner is mrs. linda m. macdonald >>> i have to i have to's aftermath is crippling the central -- typhoon haiyan as aftermath is crippling the central philippines. how one group here at home is answering the call for help. >> reporter: it is the first meeting as president of the university of california system. janet napolitano is receiving loud criticism with more expected today t. >> a few showers yesterday. will we see any more to come? we'll talk about that coming up. >> and going flying and checking driving conditions through the altamont pass. more tr

i'm susan mcginnis in washington.the government has so far refused to reveal. >> enjoy it, today could be the warmest day of the week but big changes coming for the weekend. we'll talk about that coming up. >> and a construction worker fatally hit near the freeway early this morning. our backups on 680 going from bad to worse. let's get out to kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran. she has the latest on the investigation live from milpitas. good morning, cate. >> reporter: liz, i just got some new information from chp moments ago. they say that the two victims in this crash worked for statewide traffic safety and signs out of fairfield. meanwhile, the commute is kind of getting backed up right here. we are going to give you a look right now. it could be quite some time before the roads open up around northbound 680. you see the backup there. now we are learning this is an active dui investigation! let's take a look at some video we have from earlier. here's what happened. two contract workers were moving a roadway sign just s

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i'm susan mcginnis in washington. mind out why a congressional committee issued a subpoena for the agency running the government's website. >> reporter: college students in towson are robbed of their smart phones. i'm mike schuh live. the story coming up next. >>> real or forgery? the signate heart of a massive lawsuit against a bank by ray lewis and other nfl athletes. i'm derek valcourt with details when eyewitness news continues. >>> we've made it more than an hour of our morning commute without picking up our first accident. we'll see how long it can last. now over to marty. >>> this is your captain speakis actor gavin mccloud's new title of his book. it's a great story. he will tell you it to you when we come back with more of the morning edition. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's the bottom of the hour, a much warmer morning and that's a clear shot of the key bridge. sharon is watching the other bridges and highways this morning. marty is over at first warning weather. >>> it's 47 degrees, about 8 degrees warmer than

i'm susan mcginnis in washington.early estimates from industry analysts. >>> good morning. i'm mike schuh live. waiting and worrying, local philippine americans want to hear what happened to their loved ones after the typhoon. a live report next. >>> good morning. a virus last killed dolphins from new york to florida is now the worst on record. i'm kai jackson, i'll tell you what scientists are trying to do and fears that it may be spreading whales -- to whales. >>> sharon gibala with wjz traf. we will give you a look another our speed sensors. >>> 27 years after the challenger disaster the science channel takes us into the investigation after wards. one of the stars of the new film bruce greenwood explains on coffee with. stay tuned, it's the morning edition, we're coming right back. ready? happy birthday! it's a painting easel! the tide's coming in! this is my favorite one. it's upside down. oh, sorry. (woman vo) it takes him places he's always wanted to go. that's why we bought a subaru. mnever sleeping.g. ever sav

susan mcginnis is in washington. susan, good morning. >> anne-marie, good morning. the president is under increased pressure to make adjustments to the headlight care law for people who are facing cancellation, and now a former president and ally seems to be joining the chorus. >> i personally believe even if it takes a change in the law, the president should honor the commitment the federal government made to those people and let them keep what they got. >> president bill clinton is among the latest to criticize president obama for failing to keep his promise. >> if you like your insurance plan, you will keep it. >> that could help explain the latest quinnipiac poll which shows just 44% of the americans view the president as honest and trustworthy. the white house says the president has ordered his staff to find a solution for the nearly 5 million americans who will lose their insurance beginning january 1st. >> that's not so easy to imagine how that happens. >> gail served as an adviser with the bush administration. >> how do you recontact people? exactly how do y

susan mcginnis is in washington. susan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann marie. the president has become known for doing this when he's pushing a plan. he hits the road, tries to sell it directly to the american people. so he will do that this week as will some cabinet officials this time around. fanning out around the country, trying to get people to sign up. meanwhile, here in washington, more hearings are scheduled into the problems. president obama hits the road this week to build public support for the affordable care act. sunday a senior white house aide insisted the president was told the healthcare.gov website would work on day one but says that's no excuse. >> it is getting this website working so that millions of americans have access to quality affordable health insurance. >> reporter: the website repeatedly crashed in first month and was down for repairs this weekend. a new poll shows 48% of believe the government has done a poor job of implementing the health care law. >> the website failures are absolutely inexcusable. we own that. that's on him. we

susan mcginnis is in washington with the details. susan, good morning. >> anne-marie, good moving. the aim is to reduce the number of assaults in the military which the pentagon estimates for last year at a possible 20,000 incidents. the controversial part of the bill would give them an avenue other than their own chain of command to prosecute them and that's where it's running into opposition. the senate votes today on a measure by kirsten gillibrand on how the military handles sexual assault cases. >> what we have today is zero accountability. >> reporter: 50 senators have signed on to support the gillibra gillibrand amendment. that's something some sexual assault survivors want. >> leebs these cases within the chain of command exacerbates the problem of repeat performance. >> there's a lot of pressure. >> reporter: a group of bipartisan opposers oppose it. we believe strongly that this would create a system that would actually be worse for victims and sig kif can'tly undermine the military and the justice system. it would take way their ability to overrule verdicts, require dish

here is susan mcginnis with the story for wjz. >> we fumbled the roll out on this health care law. that's on me. >> president obama is trying to fix problems with the affordable care act. he now says americans can keep their current insurance plans through 2014 even if they don't meet the standards laid out in the new healthcare law. >> this fix won't solve every problem for every person. it's going to help a lot of people. >> nearly 5 million people received cancelations notices, something the president promised wouldn't happen. democrats in congress pressured president obama to fix his broken promise before a vote today on a republican bill in the house. the proposal lets americans keep their coverage. >> i would encourage every member to help keep that promise and vote for this bill. >> the head of insurance said the president's fix threatens to undermine the new market and may lead to higher premiums and disruption in 2014 and beyond. in order to resend cancelations notices insurance companies have 30 days to contact the people whose policies was canceled, get state regulators