Many folks are angry at The White House as a result of the affordable care act website breakdown. President Obama now says he dropped the ball and people deserve a better deal and offers a band aid solution with extra year for health insurance.

The US affordable health care program is a mess and getting worse. The president has serious credibility, political and operational problems after offering to fix to temporarily fix the problem of canceled health insurance policies by saying insurers don’t have to cancel plans next year just because of the Affordable Care Act.

The cold weather is still with us, but it's warming up. However, drought affecting the NYC region continues to keep moisture away.

Forecasters say a high pressure will remain centered south of the tri-state region through Friday.

A weak cold front crosses the area Friday night, followed by high pressure building down from the Canadian Maritimes into Sunday. A warm front approaches from the southwest

Sunday night, then lifts through the area Monday morning, quickly followed by a cold front late Monday. Canadian high pressure then builds in through the middle of next week.

The Partnership for New York City has issued it's NYC Jobs Blueprint, which outlines a set of recommendations for collaborative actions that the public and private sectors might take to insure that NYC remains a strong, inclusive city of opportunity.

These recommendations focus on five key areas: more and better jobs; better educated and skilled workers; infrastructure that provides greater connectivity and accessibility; a safe and affordable living environment, and an efficient, disciplined and well-run city government.

http://pfnyc.org/

It's official - One World Trade Center, which rises above the lower Manhattan skyline in New York City is the tallest building in the USA. It measures 1,368 feet without its decorative spire, which adds 409 feet making it 1776 feet tall.

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, which is the official arbiters of all things architectural, says that the 409-foot antenna atop 1 WTC counts toward the building's full height.

The President of The Philippines has declared his nation a calamity as a new storm makes landfall.

The devastation will certainly affect the Philippine economy as the storm has now slammed as many as 9.7 million people and many countries have pledged assistance, with the U.S. deploying an aircraft carrier from Hong Kong.

Meanwhile, The UN has launched a $300m appeal and warships head to Philippines and an army of soldiers were dispatched to prevent looting as survivors scoured for food as festering bodies still litter the streets in many areas, with the smell of rotting flesh hanging in the air and increasing the fear of disease with the following tropical heatwave.

SNOWING ON CITY ISLAND... Those mild temperatures seen in parts of the central and eastern U.S. end as a strong cold front sweeps through the NE region. Winter-like temperatures will reach the East Coast and then the deep South by Tuesday.

Old man winter makes an appearance across much of the Eastern half of the nation behind a strong cold front which should push off the Mid-Atlantic coast this morning and continue its progression through the Southeastern states throughout the day. We've seen a 15 degree drop in the temperatures. It's going to be a blustery day in the 30's folks.