they are down playing it. this is a statement from jo ann peter. this is a common sense clarification for the limited number of consumers whose plans have been cancelled and are seeking coverage. this is an option oh for them. they are telling me inside the white house there is only 500,000 people that will be affected. the rest of the people got cancellation notices and can get new plans. the insurance industry is telling a different story. they say this will cause more chaos. we have a statement from america's health insurance plans. this type of last-minute change will cause tremendous instability in the marketplace and lead to further confusion and disruption for consumers. lastly the timing. why tonight and not tomorrow? friday night news dump. tomorrow the president is going to hawaii. wouldn't have been a good image to do this before he gets on the plane. >> we spoke with an insurance