mike tobin. a new report to underline what might just said shows the total spending on health care in our country hit a record just shy of 3 trillion last year. that is nearly $9,000 per person in this country. and the figure is expected to rise again this year. the united states, by the way, spends nearly 18 percent of our gross domestic product a on health care according to the most recent research. the next closest to the united states in the developed world is the netherlands with expenditures on health care. 12 percent of their gdp. the netherlands, by the way, has a very small gdp in relationship to the united states. 7,702,000,000,000 compared to 16 trillion in this country. doctors are also in short supply, and that shortages worsening. we face a shortage of 90,000 doctors by the end of this decade. a shortage of 130,000 doctors by 2025. and 30% of large employers are already considering moving their employees to the obama exchanges by 2015. trader joe's, home depot, walgreens, just the l

mike tobin is live outside the courthouse in columbus.cribe if you will what happened in court today. >> well, trace, the judge made certain matthew cordle understood the rights he was giving up. he seemed to understand and the guilty plea was entered. the defense requested permission from the judge for cordle to do a jailhouse interview. >> i hope that the message mr. cordle promoted in his video will reach people around the world. raise awareness about drinking and driving and more importantly to apologize. >> the charges are aggravated vehicular homicide and driving while intoxicated. that's what he pleaded guilty to. he did not post bond. he will remain in jail until sentencing in october, trace. >> trace: in the meantime, what did the judge say about the interviews? >> reporter: the judge seemed to be with cordle doing the interview. it's the county patrol prosecuto bristled at the notion that cordle is taking the case public. >> take anything he says from now on about why he did that is self serving. anything he says, his motivation

but on the other hand, other bishops and other church leaders in the united states, notabl notably tobinf rhode island said he was disappointed that pope francis has not spoken of abortion. so there are conservatives in the united states who are not happy with this change of tone, and feel that some of these important issues should be talked about. >> yes, i haven't spoken to bishop tobin. my own perspective right now is pope francis is concerned with a lot of other issues. i mean there are hundreds of christians who are being murdered, beheaded, elsewhere, in mali. he has got a worldwide church, so we catholics who are here in this country need to confront those issues on a political level when politicians infringe upon our rights, if that's the case, and we must speak up using our rights as united states citizens who address these concerns . but at the same time this is something that most of us do, you begin going out. that's part of the pope's message. don't just open up the doors of the church and wait for people to come in. but go out to other people and bring them the proclamation

that's where he was found hanging by the bed sheet. >> shepard: mike tobin in chicago.ow another high profile case grabbing national attention. the former new england patriot star, aaron hernandez. it keeps getting worse. according to our affiliate in hartford, video shows aaron hernandez and two men killed in july at the same nightclub. sources say security cameras captured the images hours before the two men were suddenly dead. there's not a word from aaron hernandez's attorney about this or anything else. the former football star faces murder charges in the shooting death of odin lloyd. not far from hernandez's mansion outside boston. prosecutors in this double homicide case have not filed any charges but according to several reports, they're very interested in aaron hernandez. let's take this to our criminal defense attorney. this video is from right before the two guys died and all of a sudden there's aaron hernandez again, an suv tie in and a lot of questions. >> don't forget there's a loose gun tie in. do you remember when there was a woman in connecticut who had

mike tobin thank you very much.erans affairs claims it has been working to reduce an enormous backlog of claims still a abandoning them at the time in need. several vets have died from a bacterial outbreak that staffers allegedly have been keeping secret for more than a year. just days later the regional director raked in a big bonus. jennifer griffin looking into this from the pentagon. >> the department of veterans affairs has been celebrating what it claims record backlog disability claims. down 25% since may, a two year low. the va was apparently celebrating long before any of its problems were fixed. paying out tens of thousands of dollars in executive bonuses to va managers including in pittsburgh where the roobleggal director of the va michael more land received a $63,000 bonus. even though five veterans died of legionnaires disease contracted at a v.a. hospital. the chairman of the house committee called hearings to investigate. >> i don't think the va understands that this is not the way to reward individua

bishop thomas tobin of providence, rhode island, said he's disappointed the pope has not spoken out against abortion. the editor of the conservative catholic journal "first things" he believes the pope is making a direct appeal to american catholics. >> we wouldn't be talking about same-sex marriage if there weren't initiatives to legalize same-sex marriage. we wouldn't be talking about contraception if the obama administration hadn't made a mandate to provide contraceptives. >> reporter: the 12,000 word article was reviewed by the pope before it was published and, scott, we're told by someone who was closely with the vatican that many church officials didn't even know the pope granted the interview. >> pelley: michelle, thank you very much. today the director of the f.b.i. said that the killer at the washington navy yard was hunting people last monday. we heard from the director new details of the massacre that we didn't know before and bob orr tells us what the investigation has turned up. >> reporter: surveillance videos show gunman aaron alexis prowl the third and fourth floors of build

jeremy tobin says a diplomatic solution is the only way to say syria from slipping into complete chaos. i decided it's decided not to go in the u.s. congress has yet to vote on the subject and the result position to it all in france so maybe this is the opportunity for a serious that radical initiative involving russia as well as western europe united states and obviously the gulf cooperation countries otherwise the us will very involved there will be probably will be further killing the further mayhem and the record of afghanistan and iraq where the spring western involvement has not been a peaceful solution but has been one of continuous destabilization in. the syrian army has sent reinforcements including tanks to the ancient christian village of monder aleppo which has been besieged by al-qaeda affiliated rebels since wednesday finds as from the al nusra front to have been firing on the population from nearby hills which is maria for national has gained access to the stricken area we entered by lula through its ancient gages burnt and damaged in recent attacks shortly after the syr

mike tobin. thanks for that. 10 past the hour. martha?xplosion leaving just a smokey hole in the ground. that was somebody's house. bill: the president's syria strategy getting new criticism from former members of his own administration. defense secretaries they are. we'll look and ask who and why and john barrasso says working with russia is a big waste of time. also there is this. ♪ fly with our own wings, we care about the same things, we stand strong together, let me hear you sing ♪ martha: doesn't that make you feel good? you know what that ad is for? we're going to show you. when we come right back. it has to do with obamacare. and oregonians who spent quite a bit of money on that ad. we'll be back. ♪ too big. too small. too soft. too tasty. [ both laugh ] [ male announcer ] introducing progresso's new creamy alfredo soup. inspired by perfection. like carpools... polly wants to know if we can pick her up. yeah, we can make room. yeah. [ male announcer ] ...office space. yes, we're loving this communal seating. it's great. [ male ann

so the idea is to place a small fee, .005% of which is based on the old idea of the tobin tax on the highest risk commodity, does that the hedge funds and others are participating in the uri don't put our entire incomes. the cc was small, poorly transact hundreds of millions of dollars and subfreezing on the order of 5 billion or more due to the list of market volatility encourages heavy transactions. naturally because of this mechanism, put the money will naturally increase during the highest risk to the feeds are undergoing the net with the most money to put in a safety net pool vice versa. the reason i would argue for such a system as well but maybe in a unique time, it actually not that unique. if you look at periods of recession, certainly over the last several years, we haven't had a recession this arch, but we've had many recessions. it's actually somewhat surprising when we are not in a recession if you look at the number of crashes taking base in the last few decades. my favorite is the tequila crisis of 1995. but it strikes me that we have price bubbles in a variety of comm

jenna: mike tobin, live in cleveland. mike, thank you.gg: developing stories right now we're following as a night of violence rocking chicago. 13 people were wounded in a late night shooting attack at a park, leaving three victims in critical condition includeing a three-year-old boy. >>> coloradoians finding heartbreaking dejust as they get a first look at lyons a small town heavily damaged by deadly flooding. people were also briefly allowed into their homes yesterday to retrieve what is left of valuables. >>> fans across the country yes, i didding in long lines for the latest gadget from apple, the iphone 5s and 5c on sale as well. today's launch marketing the first time apple has offered more than one new iphone at the same time. they come in variety of colors. one model is specifically designed to sell for a lower price. jenna: the state is resting its case on the so-called, "hiccup girl" murder trial. we're going to tell you the jailhouse call that prosecutors think will actually end in a conviction. >>> a baseball star with a case

ceo and president addressed employees just yesterday, and mike tobin is in cleveland, ohio.with dr. cosgrove earlier today, and is he pointing the finger of blame for these job cuts at the affordable care act? >> you know, that may be as strong way to put it. a number of contributing factors. $330 million for an annual budget. certainly, the implementation of the affordable care act is a significant factor, and there will be layoffs because of it. they will try to do everything possible before they got to layoffs. streamline the operation, leave vacant positions open. they will incur is 3,000 employees to take early-retirement. ultimately here at northeast ohio's largest job provider, they will have to tell people that they no longer have a job. dr. cosgrove says the soviet trend across the nation as obamacare is implemented. >> this is something that is going on all across the country. every ceo of a hospital that i have talked to is ducking a rut doing exactly the same thing. >> now, jay carney said yesterday he did not know any significant details about the layoffs year i

>> mike tobin, thank you. >>> more now on president obama's speech at the united nations today. called on the u.n. security council to ensure syria's president bashar al assad complies with a deal for the regime to surrender its chemical weapons. remember that deal between the u.s. and russia seeks to avoid a military response for a reported deadly sarin gas attack outside damascus last month. assad has claimed the rebels were responsible, but president obama today said that it is an insult to suggest that anyone but assad's regime carried out the attack. >> u.n. inspectors gave a clear accounting that advanced rockets fired large quantities of sarin gas at civilians. these rockets were fired from a regime-controlled neighborhood. and landed in opposition neighborhoods. >> the president also said that there must be consequences if assad fails it give up syria's chemical weapon. eric shawn is live at the united nations. so what else did president obama say about syria, eric? >> reporter: yeah, hello, john. it really was a call for the united nations to act, and criticism of the u

mike tobin in our midwest bureau tonight. anything from castro's victims today?e shep, at the home of gina dejesus the guardian angel stood outside with the red berets. no public comment from the other two women who endured a decade of brutality in castro's house. we did get a scathing comment from the cuyahoga county prosecutor which reads let this be a marriage to other child kidnappers there will be a price to pay when you are caught. you won't enjoy the captives' side of the bars. castro's defense team had a different take. >> for society in general and the city of cleveland, there is probably people cheering today. but, again, that's not civilized. and this is a human being who who was very sick and we all agree was evil to certain degree and had a lot of psychological issues. this isn't something to necessarily celebrate. >> castro was not in a permanent prison. he had been transferred from the lorain correctional facility. that is one of the most crowded prisons in the state. the staff determined he was at risk there due to his notoriety. shep? >> shepard:

mike tobin in our midwest newsroom tonight. mike?he grand jury was quick to hand down an indictment for 22-year-old matthew cordle who made this video he offers few excuses why he was drinking heavily. goes on to explain how he swerved into the lane of vincent. you see the video starts off pixilated and becomes clear for dramatic effect. >> my name is matthew cordle. and on june 22nd, 2013, i hit and killed vincent canzani. this video will act as my confession. when i get charged, i willplea. >> shepard: now, he begs viewers not to drink and drive. and the founder of because i said i would,.com says that's the reason he made the video. this is not an attempt to buy leniency from the court. the franklin county prosecutor, ron o'brien says cordle was a suspect but an arrest was not imminent until he made this confession. >> shepard: that driver is due for arraignment in court tomorrow afternoon. we will have coverage here tomorrow night. overloaded big rig has collapsed on a bridge and stranded dozens of dead. >> china. happened in a n

mike tobin is in chicago. >> inconsistent with the internet video confession the plea on the books fory. >> we would enter a plea of not guilty, waive reading of the indictment and we would pass on bond respectfully, your honor. >> respectfully, that's my job to set bond so he can have another judge readjust it if they choose. >> that's the second appearance in court for cordle. yesterday's hearing was bumped today and his attorneys say the procedure will now move it to another judge. that happens next week, september 18th. when cordle's attorney say he will finally enter that guilty plea. the charges are aggravated vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated. he was one of a handful of suspects in the death of 61-year-old vincent canzani. but cordle's arrest was not imminent when he made his video confession. make everywhere of the video says did he it to encourage others not to drive drunk. despite the confession they will push for the maximum sentence. >> shepard: his attorneys are trying to get him four years in prison. the former tsa screeners' threats led officials to ev

mike tobin.h in the computer system, the "wall street journal" reporting people in 36 states will have a problem finding a just how much they need to pay to obtain health coverage. our own elizabeth macdonald has more. >> tracking this developing story to read the day, the health and human services administration says douglas will be cleared up by the time -- january 1st, meaning into yemen summit dec. design of these exchange policies. it will iron out hopefully. basically the tax credits, how you calculate that, if for the coverage. now tell you something. they were worried about this glitz, worried their answers would say we need to have consumers in the exchanges. didn't know what the pricing will be, that will scare away consumers. the exchanges to be a problem if you don't have enough people. with what is happening with some people and seers and trader joe's, companies like that shifting workers into the exchanges, that could take care of the insurers, the concern, they are worried about th

mike tobin is live in our midwest bureau with more on this story.d emotions surrounding this one. it's unbelievable this man is now, in many ways, out of his misery, it would appear. >> the okcuyahoga prosecutor, t mcminty didn't mince any words this should serve as a warning to other kidnappers they won't enjoy the captive side of the bars. the degenerate molesters are cowards and capture vulnerable children. this man couldn't take a month a small portion of what he dished out for a decade. castro had not been on a suicide watch when officials at the cuyahoga jail determined he was not a suicide risk. his attorneys requested a complete psychological evaluation of castro and never got it. >> clearly, we had a concern because we wanted to make sure there was going to be an independent evaluation done prior to him going to a prison. >> they believe castro fit the profile of a sociopath. studying him could have provided information that stopped other predators in the future. castro was in protective custody, which meant he was che checked on every 30 m

mike tobin is on this story for us. so, mike, he was under surveillance. how did this happen? >> reporter: well, it was 9:20:00 p.m. last night, martha, when ariel castro was found hanging in thinks jail cell. sources are telling local news that he use ad bedsheet to hang himself. staff immediately performed cpr. he was transferred to the medical center facility at ohio state university where the final pronouncement of death was made. county coroner performed autopsy and cause of death was a hanging. state corrections officer is writing there will be finalized information available pending the outcome of an investigation, martha. martha: was he on suicide watch? >> reporter: he was no longer on a suicide watch. he was taken off the suicide watch back in june when he was still at the county jail. officials with the county jail determined he was not a suicide risk. he was however in protective custody. which means he was checked on every 30 minutes as opposed to constant surveillance which is what he would have gotten if he was still on a suicide watch. it should be noted he was

mike tobin is outside the clinic cleveland this morning. mike, how are these cuts going to look? >> reporter: well you heard that figure that you just read there, $330 million from the budget from 2014. the cleveland clinic says the last thing they want to do is lay off employees, particularly long-term employees. they will look to number of solutions. they will streamline the operation. they will look to attrition. they will tell 3,000 employees to take early retirement. ultimately a undetermined number of people here at the clinic will learn they are losing their jobs. the ceo of clinic says this will be a trend that will continue as obamacare simply meanted. >> this is something going on all across the country. every ceo of a hospital i talked to talking about doing the exactly the same thing. >> reporter: now the backbone of the issue is that obamacare doesn't do anything to reduce the cost of operating hospitals or reduce the cost of treating a patient. still with each individual who comes into the hospital you get less revenue. martha? martha: well, president obama as we re