constitutional, firmly believes it, believes it should be upheld and would not be surprised if it is not, wolf. a formal constitutional law professor at the university of chicago law school and up to speed on a lot of legal issues. do we have a tentative time, jessica, when we might be hearing from the president? reporter: we don t, wolf. i think that s understandable given the fact they have to like all of us review the decision. it is unlikely to be very simple, right? and so, no doubt it will go to the legal team and parse through it and if it s very straightforward, i imagine we ll hear from him quickly but if it is not, it takes some time before we hear from him. he s leaving the white house this afternoon and visiting wounded military service members wounded in action, so no doubt hearing from him before he does that later this afternoon. but no exact time yet, wolf. i ll keep you posted. thanks very much, jessica. staying in close touch with you. certainly, this
the associated press reported in that syria has accepted a plan to end the bloodshed in that country, including a ceasefire in exclusive talks about a political solution. on the domestic front, fed chairman ben bernanke sent the stock market rising yesterday when he said lower interest rates will stay in place for years. ben bernanke speaking today, giving a lecture at one of the colleges here in town, george washington university. we will have coverage of that. go to c-span.org. in the senate today, they will take up a debate over oil and gas subsidies. republicans agreed to go forward with that debate, thinking it is a chance for them to highlight rising gas prices on president obama s watch. in the house, the republican proposal onet wednesday and thursday. the house yesterday was supposed to vote on a 90-day extension for the highway transportation bill. it decided not to after democrats opposed that. also, front-page of the new york times this morning, alex with a new