school, dr. diana beck says the program will focus on the kids knowledge of the united states and because of logistics there will be no songs, no singing. i called the school this morning, jenna, the principal couldn t talk to mow on the phone. the woman i did talk to confirmed to me that all the kids in the school recite the pledge of allegiance each morning with the word god intact. there you have it. jenna: we ll leave it there, rick. no singing, though, not for us either. rick, thank you. jon: it seems like they would have better things to do up there in massachusetts. speculation is heating up on who mitt romney might pick for vice president if he wins the republican nomination. so what does a presidential nominee look for in a vice president? larry sabato says it s not what you might think, he joins us next. plus, a first look at remarkable artifacts recovered from an ancient shipwreck, including this. do you recognize that? it s the world s first
breaking news, everybody. i m jenna lee. jon: i m jon scott. days the deadline for attorney general eric holder to respond in writing to a federal judge in texas. that judge wants clarification over a bedrock principle of american government. does this administration believe in the separation and balance of powers? attorney general eric holder insists it does, saying yesterday that courts have the final day. the controvert controversy said supreme court justices deciding the fate of the healthcare law should consider a decision made by a democratic lee elected congress. shannon pwraoepb joins us how tough a point is this. reporter: they are going to have a tough, tough needle to thread. it would be unprecedented for the supreme court justices to weigh in and strike down the particular law. the department of justice attorney who is arguing this case at the fifth circuit gave the homework assignment, when she was pressed she referred to marberry versus madison that clearly re
the administration s position on whether judges have the power to overturn a federal law. it s a little bit of a legal class for us today. jon: civic s lesson for the whole country. jenna: it will be fun to watch. we are looking forward to the breaking news, everybody. i m jenna lee. jon: i m jon scott. days the deadline for attorney general eric holder to respond in writing to a federal judge in texas. that judge wants clarification over a bedrock principle of american government. does this administration believe in the separation and balance of powers? attorney general eric holder insists it does, saying yesterday that courts have the final day. the controvert controversy said supreme court justices deciding the fate of the healthcare law should consider a decision made by a democratic lee elected congress. shannon pwraoepb joins us how tough a point is this. reporter: they are going to have a tough, tough needle to thread. it would be unprecedented for the supreme court