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Limits and coverage carveouts to anyone, not just people who have them now. that could encourage young, healthy people to choose something other than the federal or health insurance exchanges where the white house wants to sear them to keep the premiums low. white house chief of staff denis mcdonough met with democrats in the house and senate for four hours yesterday. we're told privately their reviews of the president's news conference were fairly positive. democratic lawmakers think mr. obama struck the right tone, not just with his apology for failing to deliver on his promise if you liked ...

American people. so with that, i'm going to take questions and i'm going to start with julie pace of a.p. >> thank you. the combination of the website problems and the concerns over the policy cancellations has sparked a lot of worry within your own party. polls show you're taking hits of the job approval rating and factors like trust and honesty. do you feel the rollout led to a breach in the trust and confidence in government? if so, how do you plan to resolve that? >> there is no doubt that people are frustrated. we just came out of a shutdown and the possibility that for the first time in ...

People. so with that i'm going to take your questions and i'm going to start with julie pace of ap. >> the combination of the website problems and concerns over the policy have concerns in the party. polls show you're taking hits with the public on your overall job approval on factors of trust and honesty. do you feel as though the flawed health care rollout led to a breach in public trust and government. if so, how do you plan to resolve that? >> there is no doubt that people are frustrated. we just came out of a shutdown and the possibility for the first time in 200 years we wouldn't pay our...

So just look what happened with romney care. the potential head of their party last year, they had less than 1% in the first month, 0.3% to be exact. and in the last month, 20% because as it gets closer to the due date, that's when people make a rush. it's almost like christmas shopping. >> exactly. yeah. >> so it takes time. and there's a demand. we see a similar trend nationally. >> we do. and, you know, we all have to be frustrated with the website problems. and i'm sure there were some missed opportunities there, but in terms of being on track for this law to work and for people to sign up...

Virtual shopping cart without buying. how does this number break down? when it comes to the state exchanges, 79,391 have selected a plan. any good news for the administration in the numbers? well, people are interested, apparently in obama care. healthcare.gov had 26.8 million unique visits. the obama care phone line got over 3.1 million calls. "the washington post" reports that in the first month of romney care, only 123 people signed up, but by the end of the first year, 36,000 total had enrolled. there's hope of an increase in the enrollment rate. it's a 26-week open enrollment period. heal...