sandy aid money has been distributed. hundreds of thousands of destroyed homes still uninhabitable. many residents still homeless. many are focusing not on what was stolen by sandy but on what they have accomplished since. the boardwalk in long beach, new york, rebuilt. ellis island reopened. volunteers working to put roofs over families heads. it is amazing how fast they are working. it s a beautiful thing. reporter: and others spending this hole solemn anniversary to help the dunes along the shore. the coastline and their spirits getting stronger every day. this community is declaring victory over the storm despite the mess that remains and the lives lost. the red cross says 117 people were killed in the storm. those victims honored at services across this area. marci gonzalez, abc news, breezy point, new york. that is amazing video of people finally beginning to
about serious problems a month before the launch. here s abc s jim avila. reporter: for the first time, the obama administration issued a direct apology for healthcare.gov. i want to apologize to you that the website has not worked as well as it should. reporter: there s no apology for the latest dustup over obama care. if you like your plan, you can keep your plan. if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. reporter: but for 14 million americans who buy private health insurance, that may not be true. now they are being told they can t. that s a lie. reporter: julie prince just received a letter from her insurance company saying her private plan no longer exists. i m not going to be able to afford anything if i ever get sick. reporter: why is this
announcer: from abc news, this is world news now with john muller and diana perez. all right. we begin with the obama administration facing a firestorm of criticism on two fronts. there s health care and an important hearing we will have more on that in a moment. but first the growing calls to stop spying on allies. here s abc s jonathan karl. reporter: under fire for allegedly spying on americans and america s friends. the nation s spy chief made no apologies. we do not spy on anyone except for valid foreign intelligence purposes and only work within the law. reporter: abc news has confirmed reports u.s. intelligence has listened in on the phone conversations of the leaders of 35 american allies. reports that drew sharp criticism from top members of congress in both parties. the reports are very disturbing. friends don t spy on friends. reporter: or do we?
american allies. reports that drew sharp criticism from top members of congress in both parties. the reports are very disturbing. friends don t spy on friends. reporter: or do we? is spying on friends still going on? is the united states now listening in on the phone conversations of friendly presidents and prime ministers? john, i m not going to get in to discussions of specific activities, intelligence gathering activities. we are listening in to the conversations of friendly heads of state. again i m not going to talk about specific or alleged or reported intelligence gathering operations. reporter: the head of the nsa warned that new limits on u.s. espionage could be dangerous. is much more important for this country that we defend this nation and take the beatings than to give up on a program that would result in this nation being attacked. reporter: the u.s. has been under fire over reports the u.s. collected tens of millions of
a huge flaming object believed to be a meteorite fell on a farm in grover s mill, new jersey. i have a grave announcement to make. as incredible as it seems, a vanguard of an invading army from the planet mars. today grover s mill happily celebrates orson welles broadcast, but people still wonder how anyone could fall for a radio drama. it was so authentic. we interrupt this show to bring you a bulletin. all this. everybody is going after their shotgun and going to grover s mills. reporter: many frightened people heard little if any of the actual broadcast. instead they caught word of urgent sounding news bulletins at a time when there were plenty of real ones. people were vulnerable in 1938 and worried about the war and the economy and perhaps were a little upset and nervous because it was halloween. reporter: orson welles had