cool. >> my goodness. who can forget a shirtless brad pitt? this is back in 1991, of course, the movie, yes "thelma and louise" that young man was a 27-year-old bursting onto the scene. but today he is angelina jolie's life partner and he turned 50. the real-life benjamin button got a special birthday cover from aarp today. hopefully we're all hoping he's not quite ready for retirement. we hope he will grace our screens for many many years to come. in the meantime in case you missed it, happy 50th birthday, brad pitt. here is to the next 50 years. >>> now to the video wall. these are the strongest pictures that have come into cnn over the course of the last 24 hours. let's begin high up in the french alps with this incredible piece of video. watch, look at those feet. two of the most skilled tight rope walkers in the world. you have frances julian milot and ted milet. they're walking between two cable cars suspended 200 feet above the ground. the line which is only two inches wide for these two? no problem. from walking at death-defying heights to well, just walking. this is a sport. i

kutch. and i heard brad pitt. >> steve: bri pitt? >> jimmy: bri pitt? it's a weird nickname. but yeah, bri pitt is going. i am not attending. >> steve: no. you are not going. >> jimmy: i'm like, "hey, when's the second flight?" [ laughter ] i don't trust that thing, man. >> steve: and it's coming -- no! it's not. >> jimmy: making history. yeah, yeah. and also, that movie "gravity." did you guys see that movie? it opened up at the box office, a giant hit. everybody is talking about it. space is very hot right now! very hot! that's my agent. you know what's very hot right now? space! let's take a look at the pros and cons of going to outer space. here we go. pro, boldly going where no man has gone before. con, or as the guys from "duck dynasty" call that, the barber. [ cheers and applause ] long hair, long beard. pro, getting contacted by a strange alien life-form. con, wondering how gary busey got your number. [ audience ohs ] [ as busey ] "i can see the rainbow squirrel." pro, looking down on earth from hundreds of miles away. con, realizing you left the oven on in your apartment. can

pitts, and members of the subcommittee. fellow atr mathematica, i have been examining medicare advantage for a long time, analyzing trends and benefits, looking at market dynamics, stunning applications for beneficiaries working with the kaiser family foundation, and others. my testimony makes three points that i hope will inform the congressional debate on the medicare advantage program today. arendependent findings closely aligned with the positions and opinions expressed by medpac. we heard this and a few other places here today. the ma program is strong with rising enrollment and widespread plan availability that is expected to continue through 2014. despite the concerns that the cutbacks and payment would discourage plan anticipation or make plans less attractive. there is 50 million people in the program. 29% of all beneficiaries. although it varies across the country, it is important recognize that health care is local and circumstances are different. the kind of care mentioned happens in some places, and not others. despite concerns over determinations in 2014, there ar

pitts, ranking member alone and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. minus jon kaplan and i'm senior partner of the boston consulting group. i have a healthier background of over 25 years working closely with both nonprofit and for-profit health care entities throughout the entire health care industry. earlier this year i led a team that analyzed differences in health outcomes between patients enrolled in traditional medicare and those enrolled in private medicare advantage health plans. we found that patients enrolled in the medicare advantage plans have better health outcomes than those participating in traditional medicare. there are three key findings from our research. first, the m.a. patient under sample receipt higher levels of recommended preventive care, and have fewer disease specific complications. second, during acute episode required hospitalization, the patients in the m.a. plans spent almost 20% less time in the hospital than those in traditional medicare. in addition they have less reignition into the hospital. finally, t

actor's aunt rosemary had a hit with the following song? ♪ was it george clooney, brad pitt, matt damon or ben affleck? >> george clooney. >> yeah, yeah. >> and she needed a little help, but rosemary is his aunt. >> that is his aunt. she needed a little help on that. the good thing is i didn't know either. we just love george clooney. >> thanks for coming to see us. >>> delicious wines for a good cause at a good price. >> and spruce up your christmas without the spruce. chris and peyton with some nontraditional trees. across the country has brought me to the lovely city of boston. cheers. and seeing as it's such a historic city, i'm sure they'll appreciate that geico's been saving people money for over 75 years. oh... dear, i've dropped my tea into the boston harbor. huhh... i guess this party's over. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. a tiny breakfast helps us weigh less? eat all this with new special k multi-grain cereal. data shows women who eat breakfast tend to weigh less than those who don't. a new perspective. what will you gain when you

space - no one can hear you scream or sing. derek pitts talks about the christmas eve spacewalk. here is more. >> beneath the fluorescentsun in a former meat packing plant is the latest trim in farming. they call it "vertical farming." these fields grow on floors on at industrial park and farmer john adel and his staff agrees user. >> my shipping proceed did you say 1500, 2,000 miles to get are. >> the plant of the indoor -- as the indoor formers call it doesn't grow corn or soybeans but mustard, high end micro greens on the plates of white-napkin restaurants. these fish supply the vert liser that number issues the the stream is uniquely interactive television. in fact, we depend on you, your ideas, your concerns. >> all these folks are making a whole lot of money. >> you are one of the voices of this show. >> i think you've offended everyone with that kathy. >> hold on, there's some room to offend people, i'm here. >> we have a right to know what's in our food and monsanto do not have the right to hide it from us. >> so join the conversation and make it your own. >> watch the s

. derek pitts talks about the christmas eve spacewalk. shone >> most people hope for an upgrade or free trip or trip overseas. the next guest pays them forward. peter shankman posted a note that he'd give away hundreds of thousands of miles. he selected six people and gave them flights they want have been able to afford. >> peter shankman is doing it again thanks to media attention. his project took off and 28 people have received free flights. he joins us now. he's the founder and ceo of the gooek factory. he is a principal at shankman-honig, a consulting firm designed to help corporations better serve their customers. sara and indiana jones are contest winners - yes, you heard it right. indiana named after the action hero. and they are joining us. >> how did you get the idea? >> when you travel a lot, 260, 270 days a year m you're on a plane. you want to be home. i want to see my wife, cat, 7-month-old. and it occurred to me as a banked the miles, giving them to assistance and friends, i thought, "how can i get rid of some and help people?" i gave away six trips last year, and th

do. >> byron pitts, talking about the work, breaking up the line every day. we've seen the stories, that the dust created by the line so fine that it clogged up the prisoners' ear deduct. here of a man who because of the work he was doing was not able to cry. >> we talked this week to two men who were in prison with mandela on robben island. they both made the point that they never saw nelson mandela lose it, break down. but there were moment that they mentioned when nelson mandela was told that his son -- [ inaudible ] >> he asked permission to go to the funeral and was denied. so his cellmate tells the story of how mandela went to a meeting, came out, and normally would immediately tell his colleagues what was said to him. for this time for some reason he didn't. he walked away. he walked quietly to his cell and sat there. eventually walked over, suspecting something was wrong, he said, "madiba, what is wrong?" he said, "my son has died, and i cannot leave to be with him." they said they were taken by that. this was a moment where he didn't lose it, they said, but it was the one

be earned in a democratic regime. >> i want to go back to the stadium. our abc's byron pitts is in the stadium. we see the saudi crown prince walking in. so many world leaders gathered today. and this is part of what's been a week-long remembrance of nelson mandela. mourning and celebration. talk a little bit more about how you've seen this develop over the course of the week. i know you've been there for several days. >> reporter: it's striking how the mood has been far more celebratory than side. we would call these the cheap seats, high up in the rafters of fnb stadium. the people who arrived the earliest and have been the loudest. one woman got here six hours before the program started, just to make sure she got a good seat. people here chanting mandela, mandela, our president. all week long, there's been energy here, but so much passion. optimistic passion. people who have been joyous. certainly sad about the loss of madiba. but joyous in the life he led and the changes he made. time and time again, people here told us, black, white, indian, how this is the new south africa. t

to help families true. >> later in space - no one can hear you scream or sing. derek pitts talks about the christmas eve spacewalk. >> start with one issue education... gun control... the gap between rich and poor... job creation... climate change... tax policy... the economy... iran... healthcare... ad guests on all sides of the debate. >> this is a right we should all have... >> it's just the way it is... >> there's something seriously wrong... >> there's been acrimony... >> the conservative ideal... >> it's an urgent need... and a host willing to ask the tough questions >> how do you explain it to yourself? and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5 eastern only on al jazeera america >> most people hope for an upgrade or free trip or trip overseas. the next guest pays them forward. peter shankman posted a note that he'd give away hundreds of thousands of miles. he selected six people and gave them flights they want have been able to afford. >> peter shankman is doing it again thanks to media attention. his project took off and 28 people have

. something to really watch how it all goes down. >>> also in "pop news" this morning. brad pitt, two-time recipient of "people" magazine's sexiest man alive honor. he's gracing another cover. but this one might surprise you. "aarp." pitt turns 50 this week. the organization did a mock cover for him, with the caption, mr. pitt joins the club. one of hollywood's hottest actors is eligible to join -- >> is he 50? >> 50, yeah. >> should be 60. >> we're talking about the american association of retired persons. so far, he does seem nowhere near retirement. nowhere near ready to join or retire. 50's never looked so good, mr. pitt. he's currently in production on the highly anticipated world war ii movie. >>> and finally, one man's amazon shipping mixup has led to a twitter rant that's gone viral. josh gates ordered a t-shirt from the online retailer -- he ordered a t-shirt. he got sent a pair of hamburgereer muhamburger e ear muffs. running late for work. i might be able to catchup. amazon, we would be happy to resend your order. sorry, can't hear you through the lettuce and cheese. the shippin

events that will lead up to a massive funeral in one week. byron pitts is there. >> reporter: good morning, dan. the wave of humanity continues here, despite the threat of rain in this, the rainy season in south africa. people continue to show up by the hundreds. each day we see the rainbow that is the new south africa. people of all religions, all colors, all united in their affection for this one man, nelson mandela. nelson mandela was not a particularly religious man. today in churches and houses of worship across south africa, prayers and songs for the man who had an abiding faith in the human spirit and in his nation, to move beyond apartheid. >> to keep his legacy going, we need to keep living what he's set out for us. >> he was a hero. he fought for us. he suffered for the whole world. >> reporter: the mood here remains more celebratory than somber. overnight, the family spokesman spoking to the media frp the first time, with mandela's grandson close by. >> in our hearts and souls, he will always be with us. >> reporter: today's national day of prayer kicks off a week-long c

. most plans and there are a little pitt of variation on deadlines. so if you live on a state that is not on federal -- on the is your own, it state, you need to check your own state. basically the government -- the in theofficials government asked the insurers -- because they have to process it. and do thels invoicing and matching up and who is in which plan and what do federaland the government is subsidizing. it is complicated. giving most people until to pay.10 again, check with your carrier isause not every health plan agreeing to january 10 and some are later and some earlier. as a general rule, sign up yesterday, your coverage is january 1, you have until january 10 to pay for the coverage that began january 1. kenen,ing with joanne politico's healthcare editor. yesterday,ou wrote this one early in the morning at 9:00 in the morning. and there has been a couple of more pieces you have written politico andr politico pro as well. she is here to take your calls the affordablen care act and implementation effort going on and we have a line set up for folks recently enrolled. 202-58

about living on mars and what it might be like is derrick pitts from franklin institute science museum. mars 1 stopped taking astronaut applications. did you get yours in on time? >> i missed the cut. something about being chicken didn't work. i don't know what it was. that would do it. mars 1 has tape a step, a big step towards launching its first mission in contract with lockheed martin and surrey satellite competition. let's listen to mars 1 cofounder bas lansdorp. >> we are very excited to announce today that we have contracted lead suppliers for our first robotic mission to mars. they are the first step in mars 1's overall plan of establishing morse. >> they hope to take the first step in 2018. is that enough time to go on and build the bigger manned mission to mars? they need about 3.5 years lead time to put toot the appropriately planned mission. if they get started now, they certainly have the time between now and then to do it. they have enough time to get the work done. this is dovetailing with fundraising and if everything goes well they can get the first part of the

with people who gossip is what i call be like the brad pitt bull or the sandy bullock. what that means is using charm as a weapon. when people are gossiping or saying what did you think about this guy? you can use google and say, did you hear about this study? i thought this was interesting. so you're not necessarily scolding, but what you can say instead is using information as a tool to be part of the game, but not necessarily participating in things that you know as far as integrity are not okay. really, it's about fear versus love and have a lot more faith that we should build teams with like-minded people that share our values and the ones we have to deal with who are not necessarily good, you know, or honorable, you still have to deal with them. but you have to realize that as a weapon, bullies respond to resistance. >> indeed. >> so don't say yes, say no. silence is a sound. >> jill brook, thank you so much for coming on the show. up next, fonts from abby on the pope's message of charity. she might just convert to catholicism. a trip down that road, next. and ah, so you ca

including some science experiments. >>> if today is your birthday, you share it with brad pitt and guess what? he turns 50 years old today. his hollywood career took off more than 20 years ago when he landed small roles in films like 1991's requesting thelma and louise." >> i just waltz on in and i say ladies, gentlemen, let's see keeping their cool. simon says everybody on the floor. nobody lose their head and nobody loses their head. you, sir, yeah, you do the honors. take that cash and put it in that bag right there. you got amazing story to tell your friends. >> i think he's just as hot now. there he is with his lovely wife angelina jolie, of course you know they have a million children but maybe a little known fact, brad pitt has never won an oscar but there's still time. >>> no matter what you may have thought about the debotched life styles of wall street traders during the go-go '80s and '90s your imagination probably has nothing on the truth. "the wolf of wall street" by martin scorcese we have a behind the scenes look. >> the year i turned 26 i made $49 which pissed me off beca

. dignitaries from around the world will be arriving to take part in his funeral. and byron pitts is in jo hons hansburg. >> reporter: all day long here, a steady stream of humanity, as people have shown up, sometimes entire families. here, we show their last respect for the man this entire nation so adored. as the world mourns the death of nelson mandela through song, dance and tears, details about his grand staged funeral are coming out. >> we all work together to organize the most befitting funeral. >> reporter: beginning tomorrow with a national day of prayer and reflection, for south africa. with an official service on tuesday in johannesburg, where thousands are expected to gather at the fnb stadium, the same stadium where mandela made his last appearance during the 2010 world cup. the services are expected to be the largest in generations, with prominent leaders and dignitaries across the globe attending. including president obama and the first lady, who travel to south africa next week, to pay respects, bringing along president and mrs. george w. bush. ♪ for three days, his bo

on this committee. and again support for jordan. the american people have played a pitt yol and leading -- pivotal and leading role in providing assistance and support to jordan over the years and for that we are truly grateful. my testimony will my testimony will focus on the jordanian perspective vis-À-vis the recent domestic challenges. i hope to demonstrate the challenges we face as a country during this time and the value of our unique strategic alliance to safeguard our joint interest and address the issues at hand. we enjoy -- we believe the facts of what is happening right now will extend far beyond these borders if we do not despond and -- respond and address the issues firsthand. the dangers are mounting by the day. this is unmatched in our recent history. in addition the palestinian- israeli conflict continues to consume the resources needed and feeds radicalism and extremism around the world. i would like to take a moment here to recognize and express our gratitude to president obama and secretary kerry for their relentless efforts and commitment to the ongoing peac

the world will be arriving to take for his memorial and funeral. and abc's byron pitts is outside nelson mandela's home in johannesburg. byron? >> reporter: it's a bit loud here on the street outside of mr. mandela's home. people singing songs and chants from the movement mr. mandela lead here decades ago. all day long here, a steady stream of humanity, as people have shown up, sometimes entire families. here, we show their last respect to the man this entire nation so adored. as the world mourns the death of nelson mandela through song, dance and tears, details about his grand state funeral are coming out. >> we should all work together to organize the most befitting funeral. >> reporter: beginning tomorrow with a national day of prayer and reflection, for south africa. with an official service on tuesday in johannesburg, where thousands are expected to gather at the fnb stadium, the same stadium where mandela made his last public appearance during the 2010 world cup. the services are expected to be the largest in generations, with prominent leaders and dignitaries from across th

at no care when they are seriously ill or doing. >> a member of congress, jim pitts made a prediction. he said in january, hundreds of thousands of americans who thought they had insurance will find out they do not. is the number that high? is that thorough? >> i think the number is that high. i think hundred thousand or more will think they have insurance and won't, or and in addition will have several hundred thousand more who have insurance and find they don't have a doctor to go to. i have e-mails of patients going over to the platinum plan dow take it? my answer is i don't know. send me the information and i will have to check with my plan. it is going to be a mess. >> why would you not know? >> i can only take plans that go through my university network. and i sign for different plans sxshths obama care plans are new. even if i take plans with blue cross, blue shield andox ford, united. it doesn't mean the ones on the state exchange are involved. >> now the critically ill, right. there is a risk of gap coverage for the chronically ill, why is that it mark? >> the high risk pools

we are joined from philadelphia by dr derrick pitts, chief avt ron mer at the franklin institute science museum. the super-ball bot is light, survives a 60 metre drop. it looks like a tinker toy, and doesn't require a parachute. what is special about this robot? >> there are several things showing themselves as making this special. one is the construction of this would allow a payload to drop on to a service unharmed, unscathed. the way the thing is obstructed it can observe the drop, and the way it can be packed into a rocket can possibly allow for multiples of these to be sent for a much lower price than just a large massive rover itself, and i think it would be a lot of fun to have a number of these objects deployed out on to a surface, say 10 or so versus just one. >> why is it going to go to sat urn's moon titan first. >> the reason it would go to titan first is because of the uneven surface at titan, and the rocky surface, and the fact that it is so cold, they have lengths of methane and the system may function better considering that it is not getting enough light from the

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. >> look, i think there are different degrees of celebrity. not everye is angelina gillian brad pitt who have given millions and millions of dollars. not everyone is michael j. fox. that everyone is paul walker. he was doing a lot of charity work under the radar. melissa: of those people you mentioned, what percent would you give? >> a very large percentage. some of it is publicly done and some of it is paul walker, a variant of the radar, no one even knew that he had this great foundation, doing charitable work. so i think there are levels of celebrity. apparently in the west and the 10 percent of everything that she makes. we are talking about one specific aucuction about one specific charity. it is not all across every causes his ever given to in every realm every year. melissa: if she says she is raising money for the philippines but is brought in 90%, what is that -- >> well, the obligation was to comply with the ebay rules which is at least 10% and bigger charity which is exactly what she did. but the fact of the matter is, what the people reasonably expect. when u.s. people to

for the murder of alexey pitt you're going was already serving twenty years in prison for the attempted murder of former holocaust goodbyes are all good cause. after quitting her post with you cos she went on to work is the head of p.r. for the mayor of moscow it was then that a bomb was placed in her moscow apartment fortunately it detonated while no one was home because dinner sees the holocaust these comments about political prisoners as self-serving because all. of a cask is a faster just is only part subtle and can act differently now if he ever recognizes what his security forces were doing but he will automatically become responsible to what end i think now he fears that the next see you may start talking like doesn't africa and one third you can skate and potentially will be that is a further investigation into those murders and the psalms which the company security forces carried out and out of the four hundred craft he has no other choice he will continue to search for people from the security department up political prisoners that are and he will pretend to be pushi

. crowds filled the soweto stadium despite the pouring rain and transportation problem. byron pitts reports the mood was festive, not sad. ♪ >> reporter: they came by foot, by train, many arriving well before sunrise. ♪ this woman arrived six hours early. >> i can't feel the rain. it's an emotion i have never felt before in my life. it's so nice. it's good to be here. >> reporter: the rain nor my question stopped her from dancing. >> i'm happy because he made this south africa to be a rainbow nation. as you can see, black people and white people together. >> all day here people have been undaunted by the weather. the harder it rained the harder they cheered. there's a belief in african culture if it is raining on the day of a person's funeral it is a sign they lived a blessed life. amid the singing and celebrating, people made it clear that nelson mandela wasn't perfect and major problems still exist. but when nelson mandela became president in 1994, anything became possible. >> amen. >> one man told us mandela spent 27 years in prison. a little rain won't stop us from celebrati

freedom. >>> here's byron pitts on what mandela meant to america. >> reporter: just four month after he was set free from prison in 1990, nelson mandela set foot in america for the first time. an eight-city tour, starting in new york. it was magical. it was as if malcolm and martin were still alive an the mets had won the world series, all in new york, all in one day. mandela spoke at yankees stadium. >> you now know who i am. i am yankee. >> reporter: it wasn't mandela's oratory skills but his story that inspired. a story so familiar it intertwined with america's past and still so very painful. the anti-apartheid protest of the '80s captivated a new generation on college campuses and communities. ♪ >> reporter: amidst the demonstrations demanding die vestment in south africa american, but the ongoing violence there in townships there like soweto. it took the story of one man to help america better understand the struggle of one nation. mandela reminded the world with reconciliation was more powerful than revenge. forgiveness is a gift to be given. the boldness of his vision humbled t

university of pittsburgh at bradford, located in mckeane county, pennsylvania. 50 years ago pitt-bradford was a few buildings with a few students. it's grown from a feed campus to a distinguished, thriving four-year university. today their chasm pus is home to 4,600 students. the university offers 37 bachelors degrees, and more than 50 minors. for the last nine consecutive years, pitt-bradford has been ranked by the review as one of the best clieges in the northeast. area residents have a grow -- have access to a growing number of jobs and the economy has greatly benefited i offer my praise to the university's founders and the generations of students and teachers who have worked to turn this campus into a renounced institute of higher learning. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one mi

year. >> reporter: move over, brad pitt and step aside george clooney, it looks like you have serious competition in the style department. pope francis, the 2013 best dressed man of the year. they admit it's an unconventional decision. but they point to his very simple style decisions as signaling new hope for the catholic church. esquire magazine says it's all about pope francis. and he's been trying to focus the catholic church on helping to marginalize the disenfranchiseds and the poor. cnn, rome. >> so you say "tomato" and i saw "tomato." according to a new poll, when referring to the new year out loud, 52% of the americans are say two thousand and fourteen. 46% will say twenty fourteen. do you even care? i hope you learned something today. hope new year. are i hope you have fun ringing it in. "legal view" starts right now with ashleigh banfield. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i'm john berman in for ashleigh banfield. it is tuesday, december 31st. it is the last day of 2013. and welcome to "legal view." we mentioned it was the last day of 2013 on the other side of the world, it is the first day o

stepping on to get there. >> i'm joined by derrick pitts, scientist at the franklin institute science museum. there's disagreement over the last few days about what happened to ison. nasa says it's a gonna, is there something there in. >> i think what happened, antonio was a to usle between this not very well consolidated nucleus, the gravitational pull of the sun and the heat of the sun, the heat of the sun sublime, frozen gases and the loosely compacted material left in the nucleus in the comments had nothing to hold it together. the solar wind took care of it after that. as we look at the images from the satellites looking at the sun. what we see is what's left of ison, a mere shadow of its former self. >> no hope that we'll get a good show in the sky. >> i don't think we'll see much from the ground. folks will be out with binoculars. a big telescope under dark skies might show us a whisk of what is left. orbit. >> the possibility of it hitting earth was ruled out before it passed the sun. is there a chance that it blew apart and there are fragments that something may hit. >> what

final visits with the man he revered. abc's byron pitts from outside mandela's home. >> reporter: nowhere has admiration for nelson mandela been stronger, expressed more passionately than a few feet from his doorstep outside his home where the beloved statesman took his last breath. >> by singing and dancing, it's a way of showing our appreciation. >> he represents this country. >> reporter: nelson mandela will be laid to rest in grand style. tuesday, a memorial service like the world has never seen. some 95,000 people packed inside the stadium. wednesday through friday the former president will lay in state in pretoria, the nation's legislative capital. next sunday mandela will be laid to rest in the small village of his boyhood on the eastern cape. those closest to mandela say they will miss the simple things. >> you first met mandela when? >> 1948. and friends ever since. >> reporter: 85-year-old george bezos was one of mandela's closest friends and his lawyer. he remembers his friend's consideration even at the hospital these last months. >> he said, george, make sure you tak

and orphans with hiv. byron pitts tonight on mandela's final push to mobilize the next generation. >> reporter: january 2005 nelson mandela was 86. retired from public office for six years he called a news conference at his home in johannesburg to make a stunning announcement. >> my son has died of aids. >> reporter: makgatho mandela was 54. this public admission by this proud and now private man. is considered the pivotal moment in how the nation of south africa and much of the continent would view the aids epidemic moving forward. >> for him to stand up and admit that that was something within his family was very important. it made other people feel that the norm liesed hiv. >> if it can happen to his family -- >> it can happen to anybody. >> reporter: an estimated 5 million were infected with hiv at the time and more than 2 million had died. aids was a shameful and taboo topic that prevented treating the disease. >> we must not hide the cause of death of our respected family because that is the only way in which we can make people understand that even hiv is an ordinary illness

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music and helping kids in need. abc's byron pitts has the story. >> give it up for the one and only trombone shorty. [ applause ] >> reporter: to his fans, he is trombone shorty. ♪ first handed a horn at age 4. >> my younger brother, trombone shorty. >> reporter: troy andrews was nurtured for greatness. there he is with the legendary bo diddley. it was this city's music that saved troy from its violence. his talent a ticket to another world. sharing the stage with lenny kravitz just this year headlining jazz fest. now troy is sharing his gift. this is the trombone shorty academy at tulane university where high school students by the dozens get a free music education, renewing a loss tradition of musical mentorship. >> a lot of older musicians are not around anymore. the neighborhood was a different place after the storm. >> reporter: the storm, the scars of hurricane katrina still run deep here, but trombone shorty is providing an ointment for the soul. >> what's happening? >> reporter: one of troy's star students, 17-year-old pianist, tashon lott, was adopted by her aunt after he

now is derrick pitts. he's the chief astronomer at the institute and science museum in philadelphia. good morning. >> good morning. >> you're here to scare us. >> absolutely. >> 2 1/2 times the size we thought. >> yes. >> how significant is that? >> it's really significant. the claimer below yellowstone measures about 50 miles wide 20rks miles in legislate, and it's 6 miles below the surface. this chachl ber is absolutely packed full of magma and an eruption from this could cause widespread destruction all across the region. >> as if that was not scary enough experts say they have no idea when this eruption could take place. >> yeah. there are plenty of earthquakes that happen out there as you said earlier, but those earthquakes are indicative of the tivts going on below ground. some of it may be caused by water intrusion and other things like that but the fact of the matter is there were three ee recommendations in this region before. there's defer it in going to be another one in the future. scientists don't know when. >> this could be like 40,000 years, right? >> we have no idea

. representative joe pitts is the chairman of the subcommittee while representative frank pallone shifts as the ranging member. this hearing should get underway in just a few moments. [inaudible conversations] >> again we're live on capitol hill waiting for health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius to testify before a house health subcommittee. her testimony coming after she blogged earlier today according to the associated press, hhs secretary kathleen sebelius saying in a blog post early today that she's asking the department's inspector general to investigate the contracting process, management, performance and payment issues that may have contributed to the flawed launch of the healthcare.gov website. the announcement comes as secretary sebelius heads to capitol hill for another round of grilling today according to the associated press before the house energy and commerce subcommittee. lawmakers want explanations for dozens of questions about the website's design, workability and security. they also want to know why secretary sebelius and other top officials repeatedly assured t

. pitts, mr. colÓn, members of the committee. , our teams last here has been working around-the- clock to improve healthcare.gov. we committed to making the site work smoothly for the vast majority of users by the end of november. after several hundred software fixes and hardware upgrades, we have achieved this first benchmark. there is still more work to do. healthcare.gov is working faster, responding more quickly and we are able to handle larger volumes of concurrent users. pages that once took eight seconds to load are now responding in under one second. the error rate which once topped six percent has been driven down to below one percent. the system has more redundancy and stability. we can now handle 50,000 simultaneous users and more than 800,000 daily visitors. givere americans healthcare.gov a second look, they are finding the experience is night and day compared to where we were in october. they are responding by shopping for plans and enrolling in greater numbers. more than four times as many enrolled in the federal marketplace in november as enrolled in october. mon

pitts, chief astronomer in philadelphia. right now the walks are planned for this coming saturday, monday and possibly wednesday, which is christmas day. the last time a space walk happened on krips machristmas in sky lab. let's talk about this being an urgent repair here. what can you tell us that enable us to understand what's happened here, the urgency of it? >> it's quite simple. what they have to do. they have to repair the cooling system of international space station because they have quite a number of heat loads on board and they have to regulate it carefully to make sure not only their environment is comfortable and liveable, but also they are not ruining any electronic components or any research specimens or anything like that on board. they don't want anything to freeze up. it's really important that they have both of the cooling loops on board operating properly. the closest analogy, very much like your car overheating because the water pump isn't circulating water through the radiators to keep the engine cool. they don't want space station to overheat or cool too much