Health plan went online. Mike viqueira at the white house, i feel like we need a drum roll here. Reporter the white house has spent the last couple of weeks furiously trying to lower expectations, and now we understand why, the numbers are anemic. They play hide the ball here, and that is how Many Americans have been able to sign up. 16,185 americans have enrolled in healthcare. 26,000, note that 106,000. And it appears through website a third of the people who have signed up signed up in california. They run their own website that is not the healthcare. Gov website, it is bad news all around. John boehner calling on the administration and congress to scrap the entire healthcare law because of a calamity, and democrats are getting very nervous about this. There are democratic cosponsors in the house and senate to bills that would allow people to keep the plans they had. Almost 4 Million People its estimated had lost their plans because they were deemed unworthy. They did not meet the standards and criteria set forth in the Affordable Care act. Those bills were on the floor later this week, on the floor of the house of representatives. To give you an idea of how nervous democrats are, theyre coming down to the white house to discuss the official roll out of healthcare. So look, i understand why democrats are upset here. We are officially a year away from mid terms, but put this in context for us. What was the administration promising . What was it predicting in terms of the enrollment . There were figures leaked by House Committee that had that number at half a million. When you combine the state and federal marketplaces, 106,000, in this document as you point out the massachusetts model, remember romney care, the president had used so many times before as an example saying it was a model. They have figures here that contend that the rate of sign up was slower then. People have until march 31st to sign up through these marketplaces. There are a lot of people talking about extending that deadline and so far the administration is not budget on that. Mike. Mike viqueira, at the white house, thank you. Those who were fixing the troubled website were in the hot seat at capitol hill. Lisa stark joins us from capitol hill with that part of the story. Todd park was the man on the hot seat today. How did he respond to some of the stinging criticism he faced . Well, hes the u. S. Chief technology officer, and he was testifying under subpoena because the white house argued that he was too busy to come up here. He was subpoenaed so he did come to testify. He said it was frustrating, and he continues to insist that theyre working around the clock to make the fixes. He said theyre making progress, and as of now 17,000 people an hour, according to park, can successfully register on that site. Another big issue that came up today was security. There are questions about whether someones personal information will be safe on that site. There has been at least one attempt to hack the site, and an unsuccessful attempt. What white house officials said those testifying, they said there are security teams in place, and they are testing for security flaws. Lisa, you were at another big story today. Secretary of state john kerry on the hill talking iran. What is he trying to convince congress to do or not do . Well, hes having a closed door session with the Senate Banking committee. He wants them to hold off. He doesnt want any new angels put on iran. Hes going to argue that negotiations, the diplomatic efforts are bearing fruit as an attempt to stop any Nuclear Weapons projects in iran. He said the u. S. Needs to let that play out first. That came up at the white house briefing, and here is jay carney. There is a binary choice. If not, at least testing the hypothesis that iran is serious about resolving this diplomatically. If not what option do we have left . Those who take that position ought to be clear that in essence they are suggesting that war is the only alternative. Reporter the state department are saying that iran and the International Community as a whole are closely watching to see what happens on the hill, to see if Congress Tries to impose new sanctions. The state Department Said that could be very detrimental and could stop any negotiations. Thank you. Israel has abruptly suspended building on the west bank. U. S. And palestinian leaders had objected to the construction. It means that negotiations are over, and that everything the United States has planned isnt working. Without all of us part of the peace talks, israel is responsible for the clas collapf the negotiations. Five days on the central philippines are still trying to cope with the devastation left by typhoon haiyan. Were seeing heartbreaking images, and heartwarming pictures of survival. Some people who lost their homes took shelter in a church, you see here. These children trying to live as normal life as possible. Were still seeing scenes of mass devastation. This neighborhood in tacloban was destroyed by the storm. And this woman and her child were among thousands trying to leave the disaster zone. People waiting for help have decided to put signs on their roofs pleading for assistance. More than 2800 are dead and more than 3800 injured and many are still missing. There are fears of a medical crisis in the disaster zone. Reporter there are so many casualties in tacloban that the main hospital has no time to deal with the dead. Some patients are outside while tired doctors and nurses take a rare break in the fresh air, most have been working long hours since the typhoon struck. The ground floor was flooded so we had to bring the present patients on the second floor. But the roofs are all destroyed. When it rains it leaks, but its the only available place to keep the patients dry and safe. Reporter the one donated generator is enough to power one light bulb in the operator theater, which is in desperate need of a clean. Despite the many challenges the hospital hasnt stopped taking patients. All Things Considered this small hospital is coping remarkably well. The concern is that the Health Situation could be about to get a lot worse. In many areas a cleanup is far from beginning. Debris lines the streets and in some cases the only place for a wash is the water in the harbor which is more polluted than ever. Adding to that problem the many bodies floating in the ocean. The proper search to locate the missing are just only getting started. And getting the basics to stay healthy like food and water. With the pain and misery there are good stories. Babies born in the aftermath are crammed into the hospitals chapel which is being transformed into a nursery. Fathers and mothers reflect on their other deal of living through the film. We are alive. But survive they did, and a few days later their baby was born. Al jazeera, tacloban. Native American Tribal leaders across the United States are in washington. Theyve gathered in the nations capitol to discuss several issues including education, healthcare and protecting native lands. President obama spoke to the group. Libby casey joins us now from washington where the president is still speaking. What are we hearing from the president . Reporter thats right. Hes speaking right here inside the interior department where thousands of tribal leaders have come from as far away from alaska and hawaii to hear from president obama obama. Reauthorizing the violence against women act which means they can try nontribal members against. Tribal members. He also talked about some of the hardships that are being confronted right now. Lets hear the president. Weve got to stop the selfinflicted wounds in washington because for many tribal nations this years harmful sequestration cuts, many are all feeling the squeeze. Thats why im fighting for a responsible budget that invests in things we need to grow like education, job training Affordable Housing and transportation, including for native american communities. Reporter now the sequestration cuts that went into affect last spring, a lot of social welfare programs were exempt but not true for programs that impact indian country. So tribes are here talking about how painful the cuts have been everything from Head Start Program to health programs. And a new round of sequestration cuts go into effect this year. Libby casey for you, from washington. Meteorologist im meteorologist dave warren. Were starting off in the philippines. We can clearly see there is no rain falling yet. Its been frustrating for a lot of relief to get into the philippines areas hit hard because the clouds and rain have kept the planes from moving in. But now skies are clear, nice and clear. This was a tropical system that really didnt develop over the country. But its moving away. We have clearing skies, aid coming in, planes flying, that is certainly good news there. This is not just the tropical system were tracking. Over the arabian seas i seas s a was a cyclone. A years worth of rain fell in just this one storm. You see these western african storms with flash flooding and the number of fatalities because of all the flooding. The storms are moving out and hopefully things can improve just a little bit. We need temperatures to improve, the freeze warnings in place, ill show you where with the National Forecast coming up. We have breaking we wan newst to share with you in pittsburgh. With another shooting. A High School Shooting. It happened in beach view area of pittsburgh, the exact details at this point are still unclear. Our local media reporting three people were shot. You see these pictures, and we are working to get more details on this story, but again were hearing a of a High School Shooting just outside of pittsburgh. As soon as we get Additional Information well fill in the blanks when we come back a beloved chicago landmark gets a renovation. Well meet the unlikely people behind it. Im diane estherbrook in boston covering the sentencing of notorious Whitey Bulger. Ill tell you what the victims of his families had to tell you today. Retraumatized by the fear of this offender. Locked up for life america tonight 9 eastern, tonight, on Al Jazeera America. Im phill torez. Coming up this week on techknow. San franciscos bay bridge, an engineering marvel but this is earthquake country. How close are we to one of those faultlines . Now inovation, that might change everything. How safe is this building . Earthquake inovations, where would you wanna be if a big quake hits . Techknow sunday 7 30 eastern on Al Jazeera America its another records setting day. Both the dow and s p closing at alltime highs. Stocks rallying on sungs that janet yellen intends to continue the stimulus program. And macis entering the Fourth Quarter in confidence, and macy seas those gains came despite what it calls a tepid economic climate. Starbucks says it will now report a Fourth Quarter loss of more than 2 billion after losing a contract dispute with kraft foods and arbitrator found starbucks violated its agreement with caftaned they were ordered to pay almost 3 billion in damages. And she has been lampooned by comedians and insulted. Now the smiling woman who is the face, kind of the ubiquitous symbol of problems of the federal healthcare website is speaking out, the woman identified as adriana tells abc that the criticism she has taken amounts to bullying, and she doesnt understand why people hate her, and she never was paid to be on the site, wow. Now retail analyst at reuters, its good to see you, thank you for being here. Strong earnings, third quarter, but thats the third quarter, the Fourth Quarter starts with october, Government Shutdown, should macis be so optimistic about the Fourth Quarter profits. Actually, Fourth Quarter starts with november, but having said that because the Government Shutdown happened in october, they posted such strong numbers. Its such strong numbers. Analysts are worried that jc penny offering so much promotion was going to take some of the traffic from macis, but thats not the case. It bodes well for the holidays. Read the tea leaves, of course you knew i was testing you, yeah, i was testing you. Are signs pointing to a good Holiday Season or something less than that . Something less than that. Definitely below the healthy mark. Its modest sales. In order for retailers to post a happy holiday sales it will depend on two things. Consumer sentiment is key. Theyre concerned about their jobs. Theyre concerned about the governments leadership. If this is not improved consumers will put their hands in their pockets and hold back on spending. Its if everything feels good, they will spend money for the Holiday Season. And Something Else that the retailers have to do to entice shoppers what does that mean . The Holiday Season is all about promotion. So one thing that macis succeeded that not many retailers do is offer promotions without eating margins, eating the bottom line. And macys does that all in marketing valley. Offering one day, saturday sales, and not every day sales, so thats what jc penny is doing, offering every day promotions which could eat in the bottom line but macis said once in a while once a week. Well said. Thats great analyses. Come back on the program, will you please . Absolutely. Love to be here. Another confession from torontos embattled mayor. Rob ford is now telling the city council he bought Illegal Drugs. The council is debating a motion that calls for ford to step down. He has previously confessed to smoking crack cocaine but only after a videotape surfaced with with him doing it. I am not an alcoholic. Im not a drug addict. Have i drank . Have i done drugs, yes, i have. I am not leaving here. Im going to stay here and attend every meeting, every executive meeting. I have not missed a day down here. And i have one of the best attend records ever. Ill put my record against anybody elses. Im not going anywhere. Wow, okay, mayor ford insists hell run for reelection next year. One of the most notorious gangsters in u. S. History is about to learn his fate. Prosecutors say that Whitey Bulger should spend the rest of his life in prison. He did not speak at his hearing, but family of his victims certainly had their say. Diane, what kind of sentence is bulger likely to get here . Reporter well, it sounds like hes going to have life in prison plus five years, and today many of the people who came into court, the family members of his victims waited decades, 3440 years to confront former mobster and fbi informer. Most of the people that we saw were middle aged children, the children of the victims. They were very young when they lost their fathers many years ago. One man said he never had an opportunity to meet his father because his father was murdered days before he was born. Another victim talked about how his father had a diamond ring that bulger had taken after he had murdered his father. They were all hoping that bulger might offer up some sort of salvation to them about why did he what did he. Offer up maybe an apology to the family members, but they didnt get it. Bulger offered no comment when given the opportunity by the judge. Later on in the afternoon his attorney saidoffered up the reason for bulger standing silent in court today. From his perspective he did not receive a fair trial because he was not able to put forward everything that he could have told about the corruption and about the immunity agreement he had reached with the federal prosecutor. The trial became a sham in his mind as a result. He did not want to validate the trial by participating directly or indirectly through us in the sentencing process. And again that was diane, appreciate it. Thank you so much. If you get any Additional Information on the ultimate sentence, just give us shout and well get back to you. Diane estherbrook. Boy, the nfl has lost an great alltime end. Reporter gentlemen, one of the best of his generation by far. Former raiders tight end Todd Christensen died this morning during life transplant surgery. He had been suffering from Liver Disease an other illnesses the last several years. He was 57 years old. Despite his arrest early this week, kansas city chief receiver dwayne bowe will start this sunday when they put their record on the line against division rival denver. Bowe is subject to discipline and ranks second on the team in catches and third in receivingtn catches and third in receiving yards. He did issue an apology for his arrest on wednesday. No doubt that will be a big game coming up this weekend when they take on 8 and 1. That is mustsee tv. Thank you. After 102 years an iconic statue in illinois is getting a headtotoe makeover. But this happy ending almost didnt happen. We explain the latest chapter in the saga of black hawk. Reporter in illinois stands a proud tribute to native american. The black hawk statute symbolizes the sorrow of the native american parting from his homeland. Its significant in that its the largest monument in the state dedicated to indian people and its in an area in illinois, the only area of illinois that really celebrates its native heritage. Reporter in a distance the statues majesty is unmistakable, but up close this statue is crumbling away. It was the largest monolithic statue in the world. The material was concrete over bronze, and it was thought to be indestructible. It is visited by approximately 400,000 people each year, and everyone who has driven along route 201 has a black hawk story. Everyone has been up there to see it, its actually a landmark. Reporter the two spearheaded the mission to raise awareness and funds to renovate th