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They hit a milestone with 1 million but can't be content. there is a long way to go for 7 million and the threat of the penalty isn't sufficient. they need to go on offense without pandering and make clear this makes sense. the catastrophic option that is inexpensive is one of the hurdles this legislation faces. young people are key to making this marketplace work. there is a lot of room for improvement. >> in addition to that, pa trishia, you write about the digital dwight between obamacare and the hispanic population. "even when the federal enrollment tools become available in spanish, some ...

5 million vending machines will be required to display calorie information. the new rules are actually part of obamacare. but here's the question. will it really work, and how much is it going to cost? cnn's chief business correspondent christine romans joins us from new york. that's the big question. is it going to be worth the money, christine? >> reporter: it's going to be more information for you, and this is part of obamacare. it's also part of a wellness initiative. wellness initiatives in obamacare to let you know how many calories are in these items. vending machines are usually impuls...

Population being ignored. important to note all any lepials have a high unemployment rate than most americans. they simply don't think they can afford health insurance of any price and the $95 penalty looks better than signing up for health care they don't think they can afford. >> john, how about midterm elections. democrats are scrambling to hold onto their majority come 2014. you look at the polls majority of americans say obama care is the latest problem. 62% polled opposed the new health care law, only 35% are in favor. how are dems going to make obamacare a selling point? >> first of all...

His head on a rock skiing this weekend. one of the doctors treating him says he was wearing a helmet taken definitely saved his life. >> i think that, given the violence of the shock, his helmet did partly protect him, certainly somebody who had this kind of accident without a helmet would not have reaped this stage. >> police are still investigating the cause of the accident. doctors say it's too early to determine shoemaker's progress. his family leased a family saying "we would like to thank the medical team who we know do erg possible to help michael." after a rocky start obama care is pic...

>> reporter: while the surge in enrollment is good news for the obama administration it will likely still fall short of the goal to sign up 3.3 million people by january 1st. those who missed last week's deadline for coverage starting in january have until january 15th to sign up for plans that start february 1st. open enrollment ends march 31st. this week the white house will be working with congressional democrats, outside organizations and high-profile supporters of the health care law to share the stories of people who are now going to be covered under obamacare and to tout the benefits of...