ends for a lot of religious groups. reporter: the president has defended that mandate as essential to women s health. we decided to follow judgment of the leading medical experts and make sure that free preventive care includes access to free contraceptive care. reporter: a white house official says we defer to department of justice on litigation matters but remain confident our final rules strike the balance between contraceptive care and religious objections. the controversy is another distraction for the president, who is on vacation as obamacare hits a new milestone. starting today, coverage kicks in for more than 2 million americans enrolled under obamacare, and thanks to the law, insurers can no longer discriminate against consumers with pre-existing conditions. the message in this video from the president s political group. i have been waiting a long time for january 1st, 2014. reporter: but one
many of them begin at midnight tonight. it s time to bone up. learn what s what. cnn s rosa flores has what you need to know to stay on the right side of the new laws in 2014. reporter: from flash mob crackdowns to pet lemon laws. 2014 will ring in nearly 40,000 new state rules. here are the highs and the lows. smoking a reefer in colorado is legal but don t toss the butt of a cigarette in a public street in illinois. it s considered littering. you could pay in cash or jail time. don t even think about lighting one in a car with a child in oregon. the beaver state won t allow it. first we said can you smoke in this part of the restaurant? we said can you smoke outside, down the street? then we said can you move to another state? we do not like regular smokers. meanwhile, when it comes to marijuana, marijuana is fast becoming a legal substance in the united states.
south dakota, west virginia and iowa. republican control of the house is not really at risk. out of 435 congressional districts, only 35-45 are considering true swing districts where control could shicht from one party to another. 90% of the house districts is likely to stay as is next year. democratic chairman and house lead verizon been promising to defend and campaign on obama care. not any more. our candidates are not running based on the national whatever national tides they are. they are running as local problem solvers who will build the economy, help the middle class and make sure their districts are well represented in washington. reporter: republicans say there is no way democrats can escape. there is still a lot of parts of obama care that will be implemented and including medicare advantage cuts that we re going to see in the new year so there is going to be a lot of consequences of this. people are just seeing the beginning and they ll have to answer for this betwe
beginning of 2014. reporter: but she has no idea who the father will be. she s not looking for love. she wants a co-parent. if you are blessed to meet a soul mate and you just gel, that s ideal. no one is disputing that but what about the rest of us that didn t meet that person or not in time? reporter: she has two kids from different fathers. 22-year-old jessie, whose dad was her best friend growing up. and 4-year-old grace whose father is her current housemate, paul. grace is perfect for me. one is okay. i m 67 next birthday here. reporter: so rachel is looking for a new dad on line. i m raising her with my co-parenting partner, paul. who i met through modamily. modfamily is a mash up of mom dad and family. reporter: and
i plan to get pregnant the beginning of 2014. reporter: but she has no idea who the father will be. she s not looking for love. she wants a co-parent. if you are blessed to meet a soul mate and you just gel, that s ideal. no one is disputing that but what about the rest of us that didn t meet that person or not in time? reporter: she has two kids from different fathers. 22-year-old jessie, whose dad was her best friend growing up. and 4-year-old grace whose father is her current housemate, paul. grace is perfect for me. one is okay. i m 67 next birthday here. reporter: so rachel is looking for a new dad on line. i m raising her with my co-parenting partner, paul.