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updating our top story. another tragedy unfolding at our nation s largest army base. a soldier opening fire killing three people before turning the gun on himself. the gunman is identified as ivan lopez. he was undergoing treatment for anxiety, depression and was on medication. we will have more updates about this story coming up through out the morning. now to an abc news investigation. new outrage this morning directed at the man who presided over one of the worst mining disasters in american history. four years ago, 29 workers were trapped by an explosion deep underground and now the ceo is speaking out. abc s brian ross has the story. reporter: even before the mine disaster, don blankenship was despised and feared by many in coal country. this is how he once greeted abc news, but his reign as ceo of massey energy came to an end after a lack of safety practices were blamed on the deaths of 29 men four years ago this week in the company s upper big branch mine ....
0 those gets insurance for the first time. despite hysterical right wing rhetoric and despite threats of impeachment, 6 million americans are now receiving insurance coverage under the president s health care law. welcome to 2014. on january 1st, coverage went into effect for 2.1 million people who enrolled in private plans through the health exchanges. it took effect for another 3.9 million covered through medicaid expansion. this is a major milestone. it s a day the president looked towards when he signed the affordable care act into law nearly four years ago. it ll take four years to implement fully many of these reforms. because we need to implement them responsibly. when this exchange is up and running, millions of people will get tax breaks to help them afford coverage which represents obamacare. congressman eric cantor said today that republicans will start 2014 with more house votes taking aim at obamacare. and a right wing group backed by the koch brothers is spending over $ ....
born to be wild and an amazing bear s eye view of the world from dumpster diving to finding dandelions. we ll tell you why one state went to such extremes to learn what these big guys do all day. hey, good morning, everybody. happy saturday morning. lots to get to this morning including a look at the jodi arias murder scene. a unique look that not even the jury got to see. 20/20 s elizabeth vargas and dan abrams taking us inside an exact replica of the room where arias killed her ex-boyfriend five years ago. yeah, prosecutors always focused on 70 seconds of what took place in that room. it s captivated the nation. also, outrage over what s being served at a restaurant in florida. listen to this, tacos filled with lion meat. the place also serves other exotic entrees including gazelle, camel and kangaroo, and it s the lion causing the big uproar. we ll take you there, and obviously you ll have to make a pit stop at the atm. this is not cheap. i can t beli ....
ah that, of course, is the fake north korean leader kim jong un on saturday night live. the fake leader actually met with the real dennis rodman, likely the last american to hang out with the boy dictator. you remember back in february, rodman visited kim jong-un with the harlem globetrotters. watching an xexpedition game during that visit. and the halls of the capitol complex. don t do this. stephen colbert tried it friday, and it was captured on the spectacle. didn t make it very far. on capitol hill taping a story with democratic pennsylvania congressman matt cartwright, and this is our favorite video of the week. the kid president. robby novak, who s become a youtube sensation with those weekly web ep sides. he visited the real president in ....
a lot to get to. we start with our political headlines. the house and senate released their budgets. this week, it s the president s turn. planning to unveil it wednesday. dan pfeiffer talked about it this morning. seen y senior white house adviser. based on my bracket, i shouldn t be in the predictions business. a good chance if the republicans particularly in the house take a my way or the highway, we won t get a deal. simple as that. the chinese government expressed today grave outrage, a rising grave concern, rising tensions between north and south korea. china is north korea s biggest ally. south korea is expecting a possible missile launch from the north by this wednesday. senator lindy grahsey graham tat on meet the press this morning. a provocation, it won t be business as usual by south korea. i could see a major war happenings in the north koreans overplay their hand this time because the republicans, and south korea, the united states and whole regi ....