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CARE.
>> Reporter: AT THE LAUNCH OF
OBAMA CARE, IT RECEIVED A
DEFINITIVE DIAGNOSIS OF --
>> GLITCHY.
>> SOME TECHNICAL GLITCHES.
>> A FEW GLITCHES.
>> Reporter: AND THE SYMPTOMS OF
GLITCHY WERE GRAVE, BUT NOT
TERMINAL.
>> ERROR MESSAGES, WEBSITE
CRASHES.
>> AN HOUR PER PAGE TO LOAD.
>> PLEASE WAIT.
>> THE WHOLE SCREEN JUST FROZE
UP.
>> THAT ANNOYS TWIRLY THING.
>> Reporter: ACROSS THE LAND,
THOSE UNTIL HUNCHED OVER THEIR
COMPUTERS SEARCHING FOR
AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE UTTERED
TWO LITTLE SYLLABLES.
>> UH-OH, THE MARKETPLACE IS
BUSY, PLEASE WAIT.
>> Reporter: WE KNOW WHO IS
REALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR CRASHING
THE SYSTEM.
IT'S THOSE PESKY PRESS PEOPLE
TESTING IT OUT.
>> I KEPT GETTING AN ERROR
MESSAGE.
SO I PRETENDED LIKE I WAS REALLY
DOING IT.
NOW I'M ON HOLD.
>> Reporter: HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES SAYS IN THE FIRST 24
HOURS, 4.7 MILLION PEOPLE
VISITED HEALTHCARE.GOV, WE COULD
SWEAR ALMOST 4.6 MILLION WERE
REPORTERS AND PRODUCER.
>> WE STARTED ABOUT 35 MINUTES
AGO, SO AT THIS POINT I'M GOING
TO HANG UP AND CALL IT A DAY.
>> Reporter: SOME MIGHT CALL
THAT A FAILURE, BUT NOT THE
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION.
>> A FEW GLITCHES, BUT SORT OF A
GREAT PROBLEM TO HAVE.
>> IT CANNOT HANDLE THE VOLUME
OF TRAFFIC.
>> TOO MANY PEOPLE SIGNING UP IS
ALWAYS THE SURE SIGN THAT NOBODY
WANTS IT.
>> Reporter: SENATE MAJORITY
LEADER HARRY REID COMPARED OBAMA
CARE TO GOOGLE, QUOTING ONE OF
THE GOOGLE'S COFOUNDERS.
>> HE TOLD ME, WHEN THEY FIRST
CAME ONLINE OH, DID THEY HAVE
PROBLEMS.
THEY HAD PROBLEMS, BECAUSE TOO
MANY PEOPLE WANTED TO USE
GOOGLE.
>> Reporter: IF THE COMPUTER
DOESN'T WORK, YOU CAN ALWAYS
RESORT TO THE PHONE.
>> LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS!
WHY IS THERE EVEN A HASHTAG
NUMBER DOWN HERE?
AREN'T WE SUPPOSED TO TWEET OUR
HEALTH PROBLEMS NOW?
>> Reporter: OKAY.
SO OBAMA CARE DIDN'T EXACTLY
LAUNCH WITH A ***.
>> BUT WITHIN MINUTES -- THUD.
>> IT'S BEEN MORE LIKE A
SPUTTER.
>> Reporter: HEY, AT LEAST
PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS THEY WANT
ANSWERED.
>> QUESTIONS PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT
OBAMA CARE, NUMBER TEN -- WILL