congress. and former u.s. attorney general alberto gonzales is here. he llw weigh in on holder. president obama s health care law, the supreme court could keep parts of it or strike it altogether. is the individual mandate constitutional? if it is found unconstitutional, does the whole law have to go? or can the mandate be instruct down? and is medicaid expansion constitutional? and will the tax law prevent the court from addressing the mandate issue right now? a chief correspondent, dr. sanjay gupta, also a practicing neurosurgeon, joining me here in new york. s sanjay, what happens if those benefits from the health care, could the insurance companies drop them? they could. that s why it s such a big deal, kyra. we ve been doing investigating on this, we talked to several big insurance companies around the country. some say, listen, in spite of what may happen with the ruling tomorrow, we still will keep things the way they are. some insurance providers may choose to n
enough. i m worried about this campaign because it s too ugly. i really don t like it. are you worried about the infighting, the gop infighting? yes, i don t like it at all. author and political commentator ron reagan joins me now. ron, this is obviously good news for any sitting president, if all the trash talk that takes place in the primaries hurts whatever challenger comes up. but is this more than just a political bump in the road that is going to smooth out after the gop convention? could the party pushing social issues, birth control and seeing this wide divide and losing people, take the long-term toll on the party? yes, i think it will. this is the ultimate result of for decades employing the southern strategy where you pander to ignorance, the ignorance of one segment of your party. we re seeing it come to fruition now. the inmates have taken over the asyl asylum, as it were. and the republican brand is being damaged day by day now.
gingrich condemning the congress. please. it is the pot calling the kettle black. newt doesn t see the bigger picture here. don t take my word for it. every poll has shown obama has won this debate. they think that the house republicans are letting a tax cut expire is absolutely unacceptable. the senate republicans, it is not democrats. senate republicans are saying that as far as the house goes, the inmates are in charge of the asyl asylum. we don t need family and friends to give us gifts when we have republicans handing us these huge christmas gifts the way they are. thank you, republicans. cheri, the washington post the washington post is running cheri, the washington post poll. it shows that 94% think that john boehner is to blame for the impasse. only 6% blame the president.
and who could blame them. could have become an explosive situation there. meantime, passengers on a boat seeking asylum suffered a tragic end before reaching safe shores. these are pictures of a voyage that turned deadly. a wooden boat slamming against jagged rocks tossing passengers into the ocean and killing 27 people. christmas island is a popular destination for people seeking asyl asylum. u.s. border patrol confirming that one of its agents have been killed in southern arizona. it happened last night near rio rico. agent ryan terry was killed after getting into a shootout. four people were in custody and one more may remain on the run. for people hoping to escape the brutal cold with a trip to florida, no such luck right now. the sunshine state is having another day of bone chilling temperatures. nbc kerry sanders is following that story live from orlando, florida. how are the tourists feeling
with the caravan this way versus crossing illegally. now, there have been some migrants that have opted to stay in mexico to seek asylum here. she is not doing that. [ speaking spanish ] so she s saying the reason she would like to go to the united states is her life in mexico would be very different. she sees an opportunity in terms of building a life with a job in the united states of america. so she has two grandkids [ speaking spanish ] this is anderson. he is seven years old, and