 And he acknowledged upsetting many Americans and causing serious problems for his own Democratic Party. Even before he left the podium, critics started to slam his new idea to extend many canceled insurance policies for one more year. Our chief congressional correspondent, Dana Bash, is standing by up on Capitol Hill. Let's go to our senior White House correspondent, Brianna Keilar, for the latest -- Brianna. BRIANNA KEILAR, CNN SENIOR WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Wolf, these were just remarkable admissions by President Obama as he unveiled this plan to help Americans who have been kicked off of their insurance remain on their policies for another year. He took blame. He admitted that he overpromised and he admitted that he was underinformed. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) OBAMA: That's on me. I mean, we fumbled the rollout on this health care law. I'm accused of a lot of things, but I don't think I'm stupid enough to go around saying, this is going to be like shopping on Amazon or Travelocity, a week before the Web site opens, if I thought that it wasn't going to work. I am not a perfect man and I will not be a perfect president. My pledge to the American people is, is that we're going to solve the problems that are there, we're going to get it right, and the Affordable Care Act is going to work for the American people. (END VIDEO CLIP) KEILAR: And a caveat, Wolf, President Obama saying that his proposed fix will not solve every problem for every person. What is furthermore is this really is up to the states, Wolf, and we're already seeing some of them reject it. For instance, Washington State, the insurance commissioner there saying they're not going to go along with this. You have almost 300,000 people there who have seen canceled policies. In California, for instance, the insurance commissioner says they will encourage insurers to take this fix, but they can't force them to do it. BLITZER: A lot of vulnerable Senate Democrats, those who are up for reelection next year, they have taken the president and his top aides to task recently, as you know, Brianna. The president today had a message for them, didn't he? KEILAR: They have been very upset with the White House and with President Obama. And really today this was a signal to them from President Obama that he understands their concerns. He was trying to deflect some of the criticism from them for standing by his program. He said he felt deeply responsible, and it really just highlights, Wolf, that probably the toughest criticism President Obama has received has come from within his own party. BLITZER: Brianna Keilar, thanks very, very much for that report. Let's get some reaction now from Congress to the president's Obamacare fix. Even some Democrats, as I said, are not satisfied. Let's go to our chief congressional correspondent, Dana Bash. Dana, what is the reaction up there? DANA BASH, CNN SENIOR CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT: For the most part, Democrats are relieved that the president is trying to fix his broken promise, but the issue is, many Democrats here made that broken promise too, so they don't want to just sit on the sidelines. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) OBAMA: We're going to get this done. BASH: The president was barely done explaining his Obamacare fix when his chief of staff arrived on Capitol Hill to sell it to worried Democrats, especially those on the ballot next year. DENIS MCDONOUGH, WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF: This isn't about elections. This is about people making sure people have affordable health care. BASH: Denis McDonough knows full well it's about both. A big reason the president is now asking insurance companies to reinstate consumers' canceled health plans is to calm congressional Democrats worried about voter backlash. (on camera): How do you describe the atmosphere in the meeting that you just had with White House officials? SEN. RICHARD BLUMENTHAL (D), CONNECTICUT: Strongly focused, constructive, but clearly dissatisfied with the current state of the program. BASH (voice-over): Republicans were eager to highlight the president's falling poll numbers, especially on the issue of trust. REP. JOHN BOEHNER (R-OH), SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE: Promise after promise from this administration has turned out to be not true. When it comes to this health care law, the White House doesn't have much credibility. BASH: And some Democrats in the toughest reelection battles worry about that, too, especially since the president's plan only asks insurance companies to restore canceled health policy, and doesn't require it, like legislation would. SEN. MARK BEGICH (D), ALASKA: We want to make sure it's clear to the American people and to Alaskans, the 4,000 Alaskans that have had cancellation notices, that they can keep the plan. BASH: Still, at the behest of the White House, Senate Democratic leaders are now holding off on legislative action to give the president's plan a chance. Six Democratic senators have now signed on to Mary Landrieu's legislation, which would require insurance companies to keep offering existing plans permanently, not just a year, as the president wants. (on camera): Is he going far enough? Are you going to continue to push for a legislative fix? SEN. MARY LANDRIEU (D), LOUISIANA: The president's guidance was welcomed and well-received. We still may have to fashion some legislation. (END VIDEOTAPE) BASH: In the house tomorrow, house Democrats tomorrow will offer a legislative fix, but only because the House Republicans are going to have a bill on the floor the Democrats say effectively dismantles Obamacare, so they want Democrats to have an alternative to vote for. And the political pressure on the White House really drove the timing of this, the political pressure of this vote tomorrow in the House. That really is why there was an intense and heated discussion yesterday between House Democrats and the White House, which you reported on, but, Wolf, I'm told today's meeting was quite different. BLITZER: That's why they wanted to hear, the Democrats, from the president on this fix today. Dana, thank you. Still ahead, the day John F. Kennedy was killed, we have photos now from Dallas that have never been seen until now. Plus, the actor and producer Tom Hanks shares his memory of the assassination 50 years ago. And frantic searches in the typhoon ruins, we're following a mother's long and difficult journey to find her 8-year-old son. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) BLITZER: More relief is getting into the Philippines right now, but hundreds of thousands of people still are going hungry. Some children and adults are reduced to literally begging in the streets nearly a week after the monster typhoon hit. Our senior international correspondent, Ivan Watson, reports. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) IVAN WATSON, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): After a grueling journey by boat, Adel Siguan has finally reached her hometown. And she has only one thing on her mind. ADEL SIGUAN, MOTHER: I bring water for my son. WATSON: Adel wants to see her 8-year-old boy, who she hasn't even been able to talk to since the storm cut off ties to this remote fishing town nearly a week ago. (on camera): Now knowing about your son, how has it felt for you? SIGUAN: Of course I can't sleep, I can't read, I can't eat, I can't -- really, I don't know what to do, because I'm eager to know what's happening with him. WATSON (voice-over): Adel can't believe how the typhoon devastated her ton. The storm crippled the local government. (on camera): Any phones? UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No communication whatever, whatsoever outside. WATSON (voice-over): But local officials are improvising. They have set up a service to fly handwritten messages to the outside world. (on camera): Incredible. There's a note for Cesar Montanses (ph), and it's one sentence, like a telegram. "Pedro Valdez (ph) and Hermenio Badeo (ph) are OK and alive, from Johnny Badoco (ph)." (voice-over): The typhoon brought down the roof and facade of this church the Spanish built here more than 400 years ago. But this Catholic priest calls it a blessing in disguise because no one was inside when the roof came tumbling down. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The irony of this is people's faith gets stronger every time, calamities like this happen. WATSON: Certainly, Filipinos here have not lost their sense of humor. (LAUGHTER) WATSON: They joke with a stranger, even though their homes are damaged and their stomachs are empty. (on camera): Well, you guys -- you guys are still laughing. You can still laugh. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Laughter is the best medicine. WATSON: It is the best medicine, yes? UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes. WATSON (voice-over): Across town, Adel Siguan has almost completed her exhausting journey. After a week of frightening uncertainty, the mother and her 8-year-old son are finally reunited. (on camera): How do you feel right now? SIGUAN: I'm so happy that my