And there are hopes with a growing economy and private Health Insurance starts for more than two million americans. But the president s new healthcare law has encountered a legal hurdle. Justice sotomayor with a ruling that applies to nonprofit groups that have the same health plans. The white house said it is confident the new law does address the objections of religious organizations. The legal challenge wont stop coverage from kicking in for millions of americans who signed up in hawaii where the president is vacationing. Healthcare for the majority of the population is nothing new. Jennifer london joins us from honolulu. Reporter hi, tony, its nice to see you, and happy new year. When most people think of hawaii they think of the image that is behind me. Beautiful beaches, surf, and palm trees. Its not called the aloha state without good reason. But if you take a closer look perhaps hawaii should also be known as the health state. Inside eden and love a small boutique in honolulu c
That provision of the Affordable Care act. Much of the east coast has spent this friday cleaning up the mess left behind after the first major winter storm of the year. People across the region woke up to heavy snow. More than two feet falling in some parts of massachusetts. And when the storm moved out, frigid temperatures moved in. We begin our coverage with richelle carey. Shes at columbus circle. Can you walk us through this day. I know it was a real pain during the Early Morning commute, but how are things going in the afternoon . Reporter i think its going much better, youre right, tony, when storms come in often the most difficult is in the morning when plows out are and children are needing to get to school. However, 1. 1 million children got out of school for snow day. It is dangerously bitterly cold here in new york city. And of course in boston as well. I know john terrett will have much more on that. That is what went into the decision to Cancel School today. I know people
O. You are using up all your storm budget. You have to send all your state workers home early, so a lot of Government Departments closed down, a lot of businesses close down as you suggested. But then beyond that, you have the homeless shelters and stuff like that, they need to be kept open. The money is very very tight. But as you alluded to, the really big one is these businesses have been closed down. They will be closed tomorrow almost certainly, and that is money that will never be spent here again. If you are intended to spend money in boston today, yob wont spend it the same day on monday as you would on the last day of your holiday. Take care, stay warm, see you tomorrow. Tracking all this, you have been talking about this for days, the convergence of these two storms, i havent been outside, is it snowing in new york yet . I was just outside, even though the radar is showing that the snow is coming down here, it isnt snowing here yet. What is happens because we are right on the
Be built in the seattle area . The snow has stopped falling across the northeast. Now freezing cold has set in. The storm that dropped several inches of snow across the region is blamed for 13 deaths and thousands of flights have been canceled or delayed, stranding thousands at airports. We go to Richelle Carey at Columbus Circle in new york. Look, this cold is nothing to play with. Were talking about a dangerous chill at this point. We are, and its actually getting colder. Since weve been out here today. At the park, just in the lat few minutes it dropped to 14 degrees. Thats without the wind chill, you know what that means. Its well below zero. Of course when the northeast sneezes if you will the entire country feels it. When a snowstorm like this hits the northeast it effects Huge Population centers. Almost two feet of snow in parts of massachusetts, up to 18 inches in new york, and parts of vermont the wind chill made it feel 25 below. Cold enough to cause frost bite in a half hour
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