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Thinks its the funniest thing? it was clearly, clearly a goof up or. >> reporter: to mccarthy, clearly its her body of work that matters most. >> next hour of cnn "newsroom" starts now. happening now in the news. some republicans are calling for her head. >> ill be the first to tell you that the website launch was rockier than we would have liked. >> will kathleen sebelius be forced to resign because of all the goodrichs? if you didnt know ted cruz before the government shutdown. you sure do...

Day. >> brian, that law was passed almost four years ago. theyve had plenty of time to roll this out properly, test it, make sure it works, or delay it. >> reporter: they didnt respond specifically to the calls for her to resign, but did refer us to the comments of the white house earlier this week. >> the secretary has the full confidence of the president. >> reporter: but the former press secretary shed this, i hope they fire some people who were in charge. >> they will make sure that obama ca...

When i did, i couldnt login with them. the obama administration says its very busy and to try during offpeak times. i did and still it didnt work. two weeks into the launch of the site i did manage to get in. but you know what, the site is still pretty glitchy. >> reporter: sebelius said this on a tour promoting obama care this week. >> ill be the first to tell you that the website launch was rockier than we would have liked. >> reporter: and potential customers are still shopping. a company tha...

Press secretary said this. quote, i hope they fire some people that were in charge. and there are two house committees investigating the website launch. >> they will make sure that obama care is the story of the day most of the days of the weak for months and months to come. >> sebelius said this on a tour promoting obama care this week. >> ill be the first to tell that you the website launch was rockier than we would have liked. >> and potential customers are still shopping. a company that anal...

Healthcare.gov. glitch. glitch doesnt quite capture the frustrations of the consumers who have spent hours upon hours to no avail trying to register for health insurance, which they are now mandated to have. the administration says the site has had 17 million unique visitors since it went live on october 1st but white house officials refuse to say how many of those folks have actually succeeded in signing up for health insurance. they wont give those numbers until the middle of next month. healt...

>> the secretary does have the full confidence of the president. >> reporter: but president obamas former press secretary said this. quote, i hope they fire some people that were in charge, and there are two house committees investigating the website launch. >> they will make sure that obama care is the story of the day, most days of the week, for months and months to come. >> reporter: sebelius said this on a tour promoting obama care this week. >> ill be the first to tell you that the website ...

$39 per month. its just amazing amount of -- of coverage. and if he thinks that is a burden. he really does need to go back togartenkindergarten. >> rick perry should probably go back regardless. zeke in terms of the fixes. you brought up fact that some web sites are slow, cumbersome. on some level to be expected. if anybody has seen a website launch these things happen. other bigger ticket, use in congress. medical device tax is one. folks talking various delays. i asked you as some one that pl...

Obama care. big celebration. as i was leaving, i said to a young press man, reporter, this is a test. what was the most significant thing about that speech today? >> he said, i dont know. what was it? >> he never mentioned kathleen sebelius. she was sitting right in front of him. anybody watching it should have known she is history at that point. >> but she wasnt on the day. it was president obama, vice president biden. she was in the front row but as far as the cameras, she was not there. >> di...

Obama care. big celebration. as i was leaving, i said to a young press man, reporter, this is a test. what was the most significant thing about that speech today? >> he said, i dont know. what was it? >> he never mentioned kathleen sebelius. she was sitting right in front of him. anybody watching it should have known she is history at that point. >> but she wasnt on the day. it was president obama, vice president biden. she was in the front row but as far as the cameras, she was not there. >> di...

Young freshman reporter, this is a test. what was the host significant thing about the speech today? he said, i dont know. he said he never mentioned kathleen sebelius. she was sitting right there. anyone watching it would have known she is history. >> she wasnt on the platform, it was rebound, v biden and she was in front. as far as the cameras, she was out. >> i agree. i agree. i agree with you. >> did you think the press swallowed it? >> everyone knew they was gone. we all demanded her head r...