barkley's trade group represents all insurance companies in california, including the 12 with certified plans on covered california. now for the whole state of california there are 12 insurance companies offering health care plans on the exchange. you can see them in the list on the right hand side of the page. in fact that number tends to vary quite a bit in the regions. there are 19 regions in the state of california. in san francisco there are five different companies offering plans. they range from hmos to ppos. we'll explain all that in a later story. in alameda county there are four different insurance companies with plans and in the santa cruz monterey region there are three companies. so where you live will determine how many companies you can choose from but typically it's going to be between three and five different companies. once you narrow down a plan, it's important to remember that you still have plenty of choices. now each plan comes with an option of four different tiers, platinum, gold, silver and bronze. now keep in mind the only difference for all of these is how much you're paying up front in premiums versus house you

the u.s. supreme court tells the state of california to release thousands of prisoners we'll take a look at the ruling ahead. and it's the war over water three southern states are now battling over water rights we'll take a deeper look at the fight that's been pitting neighboring states against each other for more than two decades. it's thursday october seventeenth five pm in washington d.c. i'm lynn neary david in you're watching our tea. we begin today with the latest sentence a revelation leaked by former government contractor edward snowden the documents which were obtained by the washington post outline the extent to which the n.s.a. has been involved in the cia's counterterrorism activities the documents specifically detail the agency's engagement in the u.s. drone campaign which involves using armed unmanned vehicles to scope out an attack those thought to be affiliated with terrorism in the past the program has been presented as an exclusive initiative of the cia but now we're learning that u.s. drone wars depend heavily on the n.s.a.'s ability to collect information from e-mails teleph

the law prohibits an agency in the state of california from knowingly aiding an agency of the armed forces of the united states in any investigation, prosecution or detention of a person within california. the bill was passed overwhelmingly by the california state assembly and is the strongest rebuke coming from any state towards the federal government's indefinite detention powers. the federal government is cracking down on a group hactivists who are accused of launching service attacks on individuals. the group is accused of being part of something called operation payback that targeted websites of the motion picture association of america, the recording industry association of america, several credit card companies and even the website of kiss front man, gene simmons. the indictment against these individuals states, operation payback targeted victims worldwide including governmental entities, trade associations, individuals, law firms and financial institutions which anonymous claimed opposed its stated philosophy of making all information free for all including information protected by

the council of california mr. robby hunter (clapping) >> >> the state building construction trade represents 4 hundred and 80 thousand workers. i myself am a member of the structural and workers and spent almost thirty years building skyscrapers and bridges thought california. as we stand here today in the shadow of two of the most historic bridges built over 80 years ago on this labor day i decade those words to all the workers even the ones that are gone. construction of thousands of bridges those historic spans - those - of historic bridges spanning the great national divides this will allow our nation to grow. part of the new deal to lift us up from the great depression the construction of this bridge one of the greatest employment for our nation. the jobs this bridge provided during this time helped many families to get through the did the times. a bridge of this type of is one of the most dangerous of the construction folks. over 1 hundred million hours were worked with no loss of life. i would like to thank american bridge for for caring about our workers. caltrans for insuring that every procedure that would

the context? >> sure. anyway -- you guys probably i think sort of stated in your story. he is one of the calderon brothers. they are a family that have managed to be in californiaitics for 30 years. ron has been in the state senate -- i want to say he was elected in 2006. and in terms of importance, california is often considered one of the largest economies in the world. i think we're usually fifth of six largest in the world. so there's a lot of money in the state. a state senator sits in the upper house of the legislature. so, you know, there's quite a bit of influence, and just something to note is the region he represents i want to state's california senate district 30 is kind of known as the corruption corridor in southeast l.a., so you have cities like bell, which is infamous for corruption, huntington park, all of those cities have all been embroiled in corruption scandals in recent years. >> josh based on your sources and what you learned as your investigation evolved, did it seem apparent that this was an isolated incident, or that this may be more pervasive in the state legislature. >> from reading the affidavit and talking to the former head of the

the grave in washington d.c. perry and boring r.t. and they're out to the state of california where governor jerry brown is picking a fight with the federal government signed into law legislation for bids his state from complying with any new federal indefinite detention laws section ten twenty one of the two thousand and twelve national defense authorization act granted new powers to the military to indefinitely detain individuals who are suspected of being enemy combatants the law assembly bill three fifty one passed in california specifically prohibits an agency in the state of california from knowingly aiding an agency of the armed forces of the united states and any investigation prosecution or detention of a person within california. bill was passed overwhelmingly by the california state assembly and is the strongest rebuke coming from any state towards the federal government's indefinite detention powers. we on the federal government is cracking down on a group of hacktivists allegedly associated with anonymous who are accused of launching a series of denial of service

during the time that pete wilson was the governor of the state of california. e was an initiative state wide to deal with that issue in an adverse way. but yet, people still came into california and they're now participating in the political process. in the state of california, the voters are literally demanding results. they don't want partisanship, they don't want the phony commitment to so-called philosophy, they really want to see things function and function work. and jerry brown, attorney general previous governor, secretary of state, mayor of oakland, presents the opportunity to do all of that. our only problem, frankly is the term limits. if we would get rid of term limits, and we have modified it somewhat. we'll be on the road to many years of prosperity. >> but you never would have gotten to be mayor of san francisco, you would still be speaker of the assembly, mr. brown thank you for joining us, you have so many titles. thanks for coming on. we'll be right back after this. >>> let me finish tonight with this. i've got a story to tell you. back in 1981

you may already know who important chiropractics of our california latino community it's one of the most faster growing populations if the statere me. tonight is a special occasion to celebrate our youth in san francisco because you represent the 1 hundred percent of our city. so i'm glad to be here tonight. guess what we've been able to celebrate our unemployment rate is 5.6 percent. a lot of people are working. and you know why we're the third lowest that but san mateo we hire all those people. we won't be satisfied until everybody has a job because i know that's what we all want (clapping) >> and i see a lot of friends in labor people working contracts business and construction all are helping us out we've got lee good leaders as well. in this year's city budget we have investment in our school budget. guess what they are comfortably as we go on in dramatic dramatic form and this year for the first time in our cities history nearly $50 million is going to our public schools and $25 million in universal preschools that's another great accomplished. we launched yes say thank you to the people that came up with the money. and

cardboard placards which can't be traced and we learned this scam is costing the state millions of dollars every year and that california is the only state in the country that doesn't require a temporary plate. >> there are many other states that are able to achieve this, california can't seem to be able to. >> we obtained documents showing an average of 100,000 vehicles a month crossing bridges with no license plate. >> 4:48, normally this time we say traffic is light but sal is back and he saying there is an issue on 101. >> that's right, marin county, two crashes there, start in navato, there is an accident, also a crash northbound 101 there, the traffic is light, we don't have a lot of slow traffic in the area but i do want to mention that the traffic is going to be busy if you are driving already from petaluma to navato, it is not stop and go but people on the road and give yourself extra 5 minutes. also looking at the commute -- let's go live pictures at the bay bridge, no problems and the morning drive on the san mateo bridge looks good, mist there at the toll plaza but it is not serious, in fact the man who know

the grand canyon. each state will pay the park's daily operating costs. california has decided against using state money to reopen the parks like yosemite. >> negotiations on the budget and debt ceiling are expected to continue through the weekend fnlt in six days the u.s. will not be able to pay its bills and could default in the debt ceiling is not raised. john boehner offered a plan to raise the debt limit through late november to give more time to negotiate a broader budget deal. the president turned it down. senate republicans presented a more long-term plan. the president didn't agree to it, but the republicans are encouraged by the increase in talks. >> the president listened carefully. he says some of the elements were issues he could work on. it was a good exchange and inconclusive exchange. >> house republicans are expected to reconvene early tomorrow to discuss their next proposal. >> tonight there are problems with the golden gate bridge's automated following system. here is a live look at the golden gate bridge. since the toll takers were removed in mar

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the parking we need when we need it close to our destination. that's because current parking policies and state legislation failed to increase access to convenient parking for people with disabilities. in context, the california state law is very, very broad and maybe even outdated. a person displaying a placard has the right to park for any unlimited amount of time without any payment at any green zone that you merchants pay for. we'll address some of that in our recommendations. now on the screen you'll see a list of the stakeholders. the names may not mean much to you in terms of who we are. there were 16 of us, but 9 of us had a disability. we're going to continue to stress that so you understand this is not a staff driven or staff dominated process /-ft the people with disabilities not only formed a majority of the full body, but we had an internal steering committee and people with disabilities were a majority of the steering committee. that committee was carla you johnson, myself, the point is you're getting input from the people directly affected by what we're recommending by what we suggested. let's go on then to the next slide. in this slide you'll see several cars parked each displaying a blue plac

and the transbay neighborhood and he is also the co-chair of the real estate committee of the california state bar association and as well as a member of the community and an environmental tifts and we are recommending the reappointment of mar la wilson and she serves in the has been a member in good standing, and since may of 2011. and mar la is an environmental program fellow at the san francisco foundation and also a member of the directors of walk and bike oakland and she is a new member of the ac transit, and transbay rider task force, and what we rec end today is the reappointment for ma la is a two year term and patrick be appointed to finish jay morrison's term that goes to march of 2014. and patrick is here today if you have any for him and i am happy to answer any other questions for you >> thank you so much. >> and i do want to give they opportunities. i assume that wilson is not here, but i do see mr. valentino. >> and thank you for the consideration and thank you for scott and you you gave a great summary without looking at notes and i thought it was impressive to understand the a

port staff from the real estate and planning and development divisions, a representative of the california state state coastal conservancy, and a representative from the puc's education and invier mental justice programs and possibly, a staff member, from a similar eco center located in the city of palo alto may be able to participate. >> the port staff will return to the commission to present the results and seek the commission's approval of the recommended proposal and final lease terms. and with respect to the schedule, we intend to issue the request for proposals as soon as possible, after port commission approval. and the presubcommittal conference, i have a change to the staff report that is required because there was a conflict with the reservation with the center so i need to move the conference from october 8 to the 10. and that will be in the rfp but it is a change to the staff report. >> and we are offering tours, of the eco center and during october, and to proposals will be due on november 8th. >> and that concludes my presentation. >> thank you. >> may i have a motion? >> so moved.

the shutdown has stopped small business association loans and other programs. >> california national parks unfortunately including yosemite will be staying closed until the shutdown ends. that's despite the federal government saying states can reopen parks if they foot the bill for the federal employees. california's finance department says the state doesn't have the money to pick up the tab, so those parks and any other national sites will stay closed until the shutdown ends. a new study find the u.s. hits the debt ceiling without a resolution americans could lose trillions in retirement savings. hampton pierson is live at cnbc world bureau with the new details. always a pleasure to see you, my man. >> hey, jon, how you doing. not the greatest news to talk about. a study warning if the white house and congress fail to reach a deal to raise the debt ceiling it could cut americans' retirement savings more than 20%. the american society of pension professionals and actuaries say 2 trillion could be lost. the group conducted the study to determine the economic impact of the debt ceiling debate in 2011 and the implications for another standoff this year. meanwhile, futures point to a flat open after stocks spiked big time o

takano: we come from different parts of the great state of california. i know we both share a deep love for our state, and i've been to your part, i've been to your district. to sonoma and the great forests that you have in your district, and it's a terrible thing to see just as california is coming out of this recession -- i don't know about you, but i visited a number of these businesses during the congressional break, during the work period, during august and early september and there were so many hopeful stories about people saying we've gotten through this hump, we've gotten through the worst of the 2008, 2009, 2010 recession. there was even talk that real estate in my area of the state which was hit hard is coming back. and i told all these folks, i'm so glad to hear these wonderful stories. i just hope that we don't in washington end up, through any unnecessary actions, irresponsible and reckless that s set back the gains we have made. i don't know about you, but in my district i can certainly see how shutting down the government and threatening to

yelled at each other, this guy said, governor, let me tell you something, the university was around long before the state of california, and it will be around long after the state of california is gone, so i'm not worried about the university of california. [laughter] >> one last question, sorry. >> governor, you have the legacy of profit 13, many years ago knocked out the tax base in california which suffered from that. what are your plans to start to remedy that? >> well, we have remedied that. the proposition 30 together with proposition 98 guarantees 40% of all state funding goes to kindergarten through community colleges. the funding, two years ago for the state was 47 billion. within the next four and a half years, it rises to 61 or 62 billion, so the money is definitely been restored, and after a lot of cuts, there will be a progressive and steady increase in stepping, not just for k-12, but for the university, and for the first time that spending will be disproportionally directed to the kids that have the greatest challenges, so i'd say, you know, if you really want to know the complexity of it is that the pr

the grand canyon. each state will pay the park's daily operating costs. california has decided against using state money to reopen the parks like yosemite. >> negotiations on the budget and debt ceiling are expected to continue through the weekend fnlt in six days the u.s. will not be able to pay its bills and could default in the debt ceiling is not raised. john boehner offered a plan to raise the debt limit through late november to give more time to negotiate a broader budget deal. the president turned it down. senate republicans presented a more long-term plan. the president didn't agree to it, but the republicans are encouraged by the increase in talks. >> the president listened carefully. he says some of the elements were issues he could work on. it was a good exchange and inconclusive exchange. >> house republicans are expected to reconvene early tomorrow to discuss their next proposal. >> tonight there are problems with the golden gate bridge's automated following system. here is a live look at the golden gate bridge. since the toll takers were removed in mar

the table. a web site called wallet hub has figured out which states are being hit the hardest. californiay down on the list. at the top. the states most likely to vote republican. overall, those hurting the most range from maine to maryland and virginia. alabama to alaska. wallet hub breaks it down by category. these states have the highest percentage of federal workers. they are the ones most likely to see their paychecks disappear. these states have the most veterans. their benefits could be reduced in if the shutdown continues. student loans are also at risk of being cut off. here is where federal aid helps the most students. at the other end of the age spectrum, west virginia, maine, arkansas, alabama, and vermont should be particularly concerned about a prolonged shutdown. they are the states with the most senior citizens. and delays in small business loans will have the biggest impact on these states. in alaska, the crab season is due to open next week. but the boats can't go out without a perrmit from the national marine fisheries service. and that is closed due to the federal gove

the u.s. supreme court tells the state of california to release thousands of prisoners. we take a look at the ruling ahead. the war over water. three southern states are battling over water rights. they have been getting neighboring states against each other for more than two decades. it is thursday, october 17. i've :00 p.m. in washington dc, and you're watching "rt." the latest information leaked by former government contractor edward snowden. the documents outline the extent to which the nsa has been involved in the cia's counterterrorism activities. they detail the agency's engagement in the u.s. drone campaign which involves using large unmanned vehicles to scope out an attack thought to be affiliated with terrorism. an exclusive initiative of the cia. we learned that they depend heavily on the ability to collect information from telephone calls. according to the washington post, the nsa has created the counterterrorism mission alliance that allows them to focus large amounts of resources on hard to find individuals. the nsa said that our activities are directed agai

the grand canyon. each state will pay the park's daily operating costs. california has decided against using state money to reopen the parks like yosemite. >> negotiations on the budget and debt ceiling are expected to continue through the weekend fnlt in six days the u.s. will not be able to pay its bills and could default in the debt ceiling is not raised. john boehner offered a plan to raise the debt limit through late november to give more time to negotiate a broader budget deal. the president turned it down. senate republicans presented a more long-term plan. the president didn't agree to it, but the republicans are encouraged by the increase in talks. >> the president listened carefully. he says some of the elements were issues he could work on. it was a good exchange and inconclusive exchange. >> house republicans are expected to reconvene early tomorrow to discuss their next proposal. >> tonight there are problems with the golden gate bridge's automated following system. here is a live look at the golden gate bridge. since the toll takers were removed in mar

states. montana, vermont, montana and oregon. we are the fifth. >> why did you feel this was an porn thing in your state. >> well in california we are the largest ate. and more than half of those countyings women tonighcouncilcn abortion provider. people have to travel. california women have to travel long distances which means they take longer to get the procedure. this is really about expanding access for women in california. >> well talk about this a little bit. we have mentioned and in laurie jane's report we have heard state wide efforts in other states. do you really see california moving in a different direction? are you putting a flag in the dpronltd if you arground. >> california has always led thn rights for women. last year we had registered nurses dispensing birth control pills. we feel proud for the woman with reprproductive rights and i zooo think that california will move in a different direction as some of the states going in the opp sit direction. >> we also talked about other states that have created more restriction and guidelines for clinics. and in your legislation you address that in your bill. >> there was a different bill

the family. so in shock today you guys to some legally are calling upon the state of california to create affordable housing so we have tons and tons of market rate housing but we don't have affordable housing and then we have affordable housing, we choose to build them on contaminated sites like the shipyards which are grown to flooding. you can't understand that because you don't read the engineering reports but i can because i've read it and i have experience. the state of california is going along with some legal -- because it's impossible to build thousands and thousands of affordable housing. it's impossible to built them because of the time restraints and because of the money so what do you do? you a gree to put people who are poor and put them in small blocks and call them affordable housing. i wish you the best. but we as advocates can hold to the fire and start a resolution. thank you very much. >> jackson. in listen, i'm thinking i'm hearing a report that i was in a meeting with olson lee. two weeks ago housing units that's under the hope program and when he talked about tax increment, my

. >>> a potential gain for the california state fair in sacramento could mean a huge loss for the sonoma county fair. next year, the sonoma fair is scheduled to run from july 24th to august 10th. "the press democrat" reports that the state's horse racing board may add an extra week of racing to the state fair in july and that would conflict with the first week of racing at the sonoma county fair, which means it could lose more than $soo,000 -- $150,000. >>> as are disappointed after losing to the tigers and justin verlander. they lost game 5 of the division series last night in oakland. there were 48,000 fans there for this game. the tikers came out strong -- tigers came out strong. that two-run homer by miguel cabrera in the fourth was a plon ster. put detroit in the -- monster. put detroit in the lead. there was no turning back from there. >> you never want to lose especially at home in front of your home card. it was disappointing. >> the score, 3-0. and they won the series 3-2. detroit add vances to play boston. >> and the dodgers against the cardinals for that game. >> yes. >>> 7:12

california is the worst. >> he says california refineries burn the dirtiest crude in the nation, and as a result produce the most, but since both the stateeds consider it a by-product, not a wait, california's strict emissions law doesn't apply. >> refine is are produce as much as of it as they want. that makes it hard to sell in the u.s.. so what to do? . >> much of it right now is sold overseas. >> chris how is with have a ler row. >> are there concerned about the pollution it causes overseas. >> i'm not aware of those korns. >> california exports 128,000 barrels of petroleum koch a day. most of it goes to china where it's burned to generate e lek trity, and where it admits 5 to 10% more carbon die i don't care side. we send our pollution problem overseas while the governor says things like this. >> the disruption of st climate patterns on which all human beings depend is the greatest problem mankind ever faced. >> just this month, governor brown find a memoranda. nobody talked about petco so i asked them about it. >> why are we sending petroleum koch over to china to burn in those power plant sfls that's a very good question. californ

the recent federal government shutdown. next we talk with someone who must listen to both sides of an argument in the state court system. the chief justice of the california supreme court, a republican, brings a unique perspective to the bench. she's the daughter of filipino-portuguese farm workers and was a former black jack dealer. in her nearly three years as the state's top judge, she has weathered severe budget cuts and a revolt by a band of unhappy lower court judges. she's also taken a special interest in the role courts can play in helping at risk youth. scott shafer has our interview. >> chief, welcome to the program. >> it's a pleasure, scott. thank you. >> this has been quite a week for our country and for the bay area. we've had a shutdown. week two of the shutdown in washington, what do you make of the seeming intractability of the partisan divide and the inability to come together for what seems to be the best in the country? >> i think it's the best and the worst of a civics lesson. this is your check and balance in action. however, there needs to be action. not just check and balance. i think that's when the parties have to start discussin

the state dropped the ball clearly. the owners dropped the ball. >> while consumers can find plenty of information about the 1200 california nursing homes, the stately provides any guidance at all about the quality of care of 75 of the california's assisted living facilities. they say because the state's community care licensing board only inspects care facilities once every five years and it doesn't publish the results online. >> you don't know whether there is history of noncompliance. you don't know what the complaints are. you know nothing because they will not tell you anything. >> so how can you judge a facility? one of the executive directors of this well-regarded facility says you have to see it yourself. >> you tour the community. talk to the people. find out what the staffing is like. do the people look like they are being cared for. don't just talk to the marketing staff. really tour and just see how people are doing. >> look out for things like bad doritos, obvious safety hazards, insufficient staffing. if you see any of those, stay away. >> i always tell consumers, you are not purchasing a car. you're looking for a place for your love

california, michael weinberg, senior policy adviser to the bay area, and covered california, the california healthcare exchange and represents kaiser permanente and blue cross blue shield california. first things first, before we talk about the state of enrollment and healthcare.gov . let's talk about people who are getting notices, letters in the mail saying their insurance plans will be dropped. who is getting it and why. >> these are people who buy their own health insurance because they don't get it through their jobs. 14 million americans do this. think buy their own coverage and 150 million people get their coverage through jobs, we're not talking about them. but we're talking about those who buy their insurance. many are getting notices that their plans are being canceled or however it's worded, and that they need to have a new plan to have coverage for next year. the surers are saying their existing policies don't include all the essential health benefits or for some reason don't meet the standards of the health law and they're discontinuing them, and they're offering other options. >> michael weinberg, what are you hearing from the insurance companies and from californians as they get these letters in the mail? >> absolut

our industry brings to the state of california revenues in excess of 11 to $20 million to state revenues and what i am hearing is that this movement is to chop us off completely. and i say no. we need to co-exist. there is a place for corporate charity bail and pretrial. but until the last year we really have not been invited to the table. and this kind of dialogue is very important. you need to hear what we have to say. and there is a misconception that gps monitoring, who is going to pay for that? the taxpayers or the defendant? generally i hear the models the defendant, does he want to go to work with a leg monitor on his leg or security bond. you are innocent until proven guilty. and the other thing about the pre-trial incarceration figures. they are not there because the family can't release the money. and it's hard to get the numbers, the transparency is not there on pretrial release figures. but these people are in custody and they -- you know i lost my train of thought. that's a senior moment. i was going to make a good point and i apologize. >> let me go to your neighbor, becaus

for the past 100 years-- but our governor, our people here in california, we're pretty clear that we're moving forward. >> holman: thousands of specially trained health educators hired by the state have begun a door-to-door campaign throughout california, and much of that outreach is focused on reaching latino communities, who may hold the key to the success of obamacare in the nation's biggest state. >> ifill: an important postscript to kwame's report. the spanish-language version of the federal website for exchanges won't be ready tomorrow. but the obama administration says people will still be able to get help on the phone to enroll and can find spanish- language guidance on the english website. the spanish-language website is expected to fully open in mid- october. individuals who want coverage beginning in january can enroll until mid-december. >> woodruff: after last week's historic phone call with the president of iran, president obama received a visit and a warning today from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. margaret warner reports. >> woodruff: the israeli priemghts came to the oval office today intent in delivering a message. >> iran is committed to israel's

in california, our state supreme court in 2008 ruled that marriage equality is indeed constitutional according to the california state constitution. and so brad and i immediately seized the opportunity and got our wedding license in west hollywood. we were the first couple to get that license. we were married in the democracy forum of a japanese american national museum. we loved the idea of adding married in the form of democracy. we had 200 of our relatives and friends there with us. amongst them was a distinguished american. he is a veteran -- he was a veteran of the second world war, a member of the 442nd regimental combat team, a bearer of the medal of honor, the highest recognition, military recognition the nation can grant. and he was the senior senator from the state of hawaii, a very good friend of ours, the late senator daniel inoutye. he was there as our guest at our wedding and we were absolutely thrilled. other good things started to happen. the matthew shepard-james byrd junior hate crimes prevention act was passed. don't ask, don't tell fell and now, gays and lesbians can serve proudly

i drew up paperwork and sent it into the court back in california, where they had their detainers out of. mistakenly, the california state court system looked at the paperwork that i sent in and actually lifted the detainers on these people, and the federal prison was ready to release them just based on something that i have manually created on a typewriter and sent in. yes, i'm real familiar with this. >> yowow. we have this kind of escape, now there's this national spotlight on forging documents. >> well, there's more to this. in order to actually get this in the right hands, to get somebody who's serving a life sentence released, you've got to have somebody in the courthouse. i'm not talking somebody at the window, at the filing window. somebody on the inside took this paperwork and put it in the flow, the chain of paperwork. it was already supposedly stamped, signed by the judge. they just stuck it in the stack of paperwork. then it went through the normal distribution process. it went to the florida department of corrections. in turn, they sent a copy of it to the prison they were being held at. they then called bac

the biggest addition is the insurance marketplace or exchange. >> california was the first state in the nation after the federal health care reform was passed to set up its own what we call exchange. and in california, the new name it has is called covered california. >> welcome to covered california. >> covered california say hows you to compare insurance plans and get financial assistance. all the plans are required by law to offer a list of essential benefits and company esiason can't cancel or deny your policy because of a preexisting condition or if you get sick. >> the penalty for not satisfying the individual mandate in 2014 is $95 or 1% of your income, whichever is more. it goes up the next year and the next until it will cost you almost $700 or 2.5% of your income. tomorrow, how to pay for your coverage. in the meantime, this information and more is on our website kpix.com. click kpix.com/aca. >>> and, coming up in our next half hour, the greg memorial for the teenager who was killed in this bay area crash. and, for the first time tonight, we hear from his father. >>> they're c

the shutdown. in washington, i'm danielle lee, nbc news. >>> california national parks, including yosemite, will stay closed until the shutdown ends. that's despite the federal government saying statescan reopen parks if they foot the bill for federal employees. california's finance department says the state does not -- just sdbt have the money to pick up the debt. the parks and other national sites will stay closed until the shutdown ends. >> scott mcgrew wants coffee drinkers to sign a petition. >>> ads in newspapers look the "new york times" asking washington to end the shutsdown. there will be petitions in starbucks stores calling for paying debts on time and passing a long-term biological deal by the end of the year. the company says the petition says will be available at all-star bucks across the united states. now, if we do watch these negotiations, do keep in mind in dealing with the debt ceiling which after all is the most important issue facing america republicans have said they will let america avoid default only if the obama administration agrees to negotiate on entitlements in the future. that's something the obama administration is not willing to do. they say you can't