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Price? he sold his name and made a fortune. now the human billboard is at it again. he will promote his company if the price is right. good morning. im alison kosik. >> and im george howell. it is 8:00 on the east. this is "new day saturday." and lets get start with the healthcare.gov. this is the day it is supposed to work for the vast majority of users. >> healthcare.gov will be a work in progress. tech experts took it down overnight for maintenance. it is back up now. the president told...

Tech experts might be pulling an all-nighter at the white house. president obama has set today as a deadline to get the obama care website to work properly for most users. the president knows his legacy depends on getting this one right. our torey dunnen is keeping an eye on this for us, and will the website look radically different tomorrow? i know thats one of the questions that everybodys asking. >> oh, rosa, there are tons of questions that people are asking because all eyes are on this dead...

Say the site is getting better ahead of the midnight deadline. they arent done just yet. tech experts are still upgrading hardware and tweaking the software hoping the rollout, number two, we should add, will be better than rollout number one. if its not, it could be an ugly week at the white house. tori is keeping on top of all this. tori, the obama administration sounds confident. do they think this site is going to work, its going to be an all fix? >> you know, from what we have heard so far,...

Good morning. >> its 10:00 on the east coast, 7:00 on the west. you are in the "cnn newsroom." >> lets get rolling with the healthcare.gov issue. its a big day after the websites disastrous rollout two months ago. todays the day its supposed to work smoothly for the vast majority of users. thats at least how the president puts it. >> officials say healthcare.gov is and will always be sort of a work-in-progress. tech experts took it down overnight for maintenance, but its back up and running. the...

Overnight, tech experts took parts of healthcare.gov down for maintenance. it is back up now. lets go to cnns jill dougherty at the white house. good morning, jill. >> allison, george, the administration is confident that the website can handle a steady stream of roughly 50,000 customers at a time. but hhs secretary kathleen sebelius is urging people to shop healthcare.gov during off-peak hours. mornings, nights, weekends, the concern, not overwhelming the site. >> reporter: withering criticism ...

Information and propaganda about pprk. >> pyongyang has not explained why theyre holding newman. hes one of two americans apparently trapped in north korea. back here in the united states, today is the big day for healthcare.gov. november 30th, the day that president obama promised that the website would work despite his eroding poll numbers. he told abcs barbara walters last night he doesnt feel its hurt his credibility. >> a lot of the criticism, its personal, people just dont think youre tr...

Tell us, what does an improvement look like? >> reporter: well, according to the administration, an improvement would look like the website being able to support as many as 50,000 users at one time. they say that is their goal by midnight tonight. as you pointed out, they say theyre close to that goal. i just smoke with an administration official who reiterated they are on track to meet that benchmark. but tech experts continue to work around the clock to make sure that actually happens. preside...

Elise, what do you think is going to be happening tomorrow? do you think it will be functioning smoothly or big order? >> variable depending on where you are as a user and where you are in the progress. the white house is very concerned because they spent so much weeks lowering expectations and tech experts said there are serious problems that remain with the system. and only a massive volume on the website is really going to discover those flaws and allow them to be fixed. i think some people a...

Pay their premiums by december 31st, will have coverage effect the first of january. the white house does have a team. it is technical experts, tech experts. they are working on hardware and software and working toward the deadline. don, michaela? how do americans feel about the economy. we have the surprising answer from our new cnn poll. well have that ahead you may want to think twice before writing the bad review online. it could end up haunting you when the company tracks you down. were...

November 30th. so they are making that point. interestingly just today, hhs secretary kathleen sebelius post add blog, some shopping tips, if you will, for folks who want to purchase health insurance. the first tip is shop healthcare.gov during off peak hours during mornings, nights, weekends. she goes on to say have your in come and tax information ready when you log on. if you need to talk to someone, use the call center. they provide the number there. usualing people to logon on off peak hour...