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(CNNStudentNews)--October22,2013THISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.***CARLAZUZ,CNNANCHOR:WelcometoCNNSTUDENTNEWS.Threeyearsandsevenmonthssincehesignedit.Thedebatehasn`tletupaboutPresidentObama`shealthcarereformlaw.Whatisit,whatdoesitdo?What`sthecontroversy?We`restartingatthebeginning.TheofficialnameisthePatientProtectionandAffordableCareAct,butmostpeople,includingthepresidentcallitObamacare.ThegoalwastomakeiteasierandmoreaffordableformillionsofAmericanswhodidn`thavehealthinsurancetogetit.Differenthealthinsuranceplanscoverdifferentthings,buttheyallfundamentallyworkthesame:Ifyouhavehealthinsuranceyoupaymoneyintoafundandthenthehealthcarecompanyusedthatfundtohelppayforcustomer`smedicalservices.PresidentObamastartedworkonhishealthcarereformlawrightafterhetookoffice.Protestsagainsthisplanstartedalmostimmediately.Onepointofcontroversyearlieronwastheindividualmandate.It`spartofthelawthatrequiresmostAmericanstoeitherhavehealthinsuranceorpayafine.Criticsfiledlawsuitsarguingthatwasunconstitutional.TheU.S.SupremeCourtdisagreedandupheldObamacare.ThebillbecamelawinMarchof2010.Thecontroversydidn`tstop.ThereareconcernsaboutthehighcostofObamacare,anditspotentiallynegativeeffectsontheU.S.economy.RepublicansandsomeDemocratsintheHouseofRepresentativeshavevotedmultipletimestorepealthelawandpollsindicatethatmoreAmericansareopposedtothelawthansupportit.Differentpartsofthelawgointoeffectatdifferenttimes.Thismonth,AmericansareabletostartsigningupforhealthinsuranceunderObamacare.WhiteHouseofficialssaythatnearly500,000peoplehavefilledoutapplications,7millionareexpectedtoenrollbyApril,butsofartheprocesshasn`tgonesmoothly.(BEGINVIDEOTAPE)UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:(inaudible)thedebtceilingdebateandthegovernmentshutdown,anotherWashingtonblunderoccurred.It`ssafetosaytherolloutofObamacareandhealthcare.govwaslessthanperfect.KATHLEENSEBELIUS,HEALTH&HUMANSERVICESSECRETARY:AndI`llbethefirsttotellyouthatthewebsitelaunchwasrockierthanwewouldhaveliked.UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:That`sHealthAndHumanServicesSecretaryKathleenSebelius.She`sbecomethetargetforRepublicansafterthesitewasandstillisplaguedbytechnicalproblems.Somepeoplehavebeenunabletosignup,othershavehadtheirpasswordsdisappear.SEN.PATROBERTS,(R)KANSAS:SecretarySebeliushashadthreeandahalfyearstolaunchObamacareandshehasfailed.UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:TheRepublicanNationalCommitteehasevenlaunchedapetitionandTwittercampaigntofireSebelius.SEANSPICER,COMMUNICATIONS,DIR.,RNC:Thisreallycallsintoquestiontheaccountabilityandtheleadershipthat`sgoingonoveratHHSintermsofnotourtaxpayersdollars,butthedeliveryofkeyservices.UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:AstwoHousecommitteesbegininvestigatingthewebsitelaunch,theadministrationbackstheembattledSebelius.JAYCARNEY,WHITEHOUSEPRESSSECRETARY:Secretarydoeshavethefullconfidenceofthepresident.UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:ButevensomeDemocratsarecriticaloftherollout.UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:Enormouslyfrustrated.UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:Meanwhile,effortsareunderwaytofixtheproblem.SEBELIUS:Thereareconstantimprovementsunderwaysothatwearegettingpeopleinmuchmorequickly,wehaveaplantogobackandrevisitpeoplewhomayhavehadanunsatisfactoryexperience.(ENDVIDEOTAPE)(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)ANNOUNCER:It`stimefortheShoutout.WhatendsonNovember30th?Ifyouthinkyouknowit,thenshoutitout.Isit,autumn,theMajorLeagueBaseballseason,Daylight-savingtimeorHurricaneseason.You`vegotthreeseconds,go!TheAtlanticandPacifichurricaneseasonendeveryyearonNovember30th.That`syouranswerandthat`syourShoutout.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:Onethingwewanttopointout,hurricanescanformatanytime.Theseason,whichstartsonJuneFirstiswhenhurricanesaremostlikelytoshowup.Thisyearhasbeenkindofanoshow,though.Forecasterswereexpectinganaboveaverageseason.Intermsoftropicalstorms,sure,intermsofhurricanes,notevenclose.Atleast,notsofar.Somescientistsweretryingtoexplainit.(BEGINVIDEOTAPE)KARENMAGINNIS,CNNCORRESPONDENT:Fromtheair,thedamagecontinuestoleavemanyinawe.Andfromtheground,thepersonalstoriesofstruggleareaconstant.HARRYSMITH,SEASIDEHEIGHTSCITYCOUNCILMAN:Thisisheartbreaking,I`dlivedmywholelife.I`mlikeafourthgenerationhere.AndlikeIsaid,thisallisdevastating.MAGINNIS:Thatwasayearago.AfterSuperstormSandyslammedintothenortheasternUnitedStates.Today,theAtlantichurricaneseasonhasbeenatdud.Takealookatthenumbers.OnlytwohurricaneshaveformedintheAtlanticthisyear.Andneitheronehasbeenamajorhurricane.Acategorythreeorgreater.So,what`sthesciencebehindthelackofhurricanesthisyear?MARSHALLSHEPHERD,UGASCIENTIST:That`sgoingtobethequestionoftheseason,andIthinkthereareacoupleofculprits.There`sbeenaquiteabitofwindshearintheupperatmosphere,hurricanesdon`tlikewindshears.MAGINNIS:Expertsalsosay,acombinationofdryairanddustfromWesternAfricacouldalsosuppresshurricanedevelopment.SHEPHERD:It`sabitoddtohavealackofactivityrelativelyspeakinginbothPacificandtheAtlanticandso,maypeoplethinktheremaybesometypeofatmospheremodeliketheElNino,ortheArcticoscillation.Someofthemaremethodsforprojectingseasonalforecast.Man,Ihandlethoseverywell.MAGINNIS:Butwithsixweeksremaininginhurricaneseason,thereisstillplentyoftime