bret: checking america s election headquarters now, reaction to the healthcare ruling was immediate. and divisive; particularly, on the campaign trail. carl cameron has romney s reaction to the decision. but first, chief white house correspondent ed henry is live there with a look at how president obama responded. good evening. good evening. there was fear inside the white house that the law was going down. so they are breathing a huge sigh of relief tonight. officials say president obama got the news like the rest of us, anxiously watching tv screens in the outer oval office that initially suggested the health law crashed and burned only to have his top lawyer rush in with two thumbs up. after checking blogs and getting new information from an administration official on the ground at the court, leading to hugs and celebration. the highest court in the land has now spoken. the president strategy is to show presumptive republican nominee mitt romney s health plan was a mirror
waiting house speaker john boehner, his reaction will be fascinating, mitt romney i expected in 25 minutes in washington d.c. and 12:15, 15 minutes from now we ll hear the first statement from the president barack obama, his reaction what the justices have handed down today. this concludes our special coverage of the healthcare ruling. what a special day it is and that continues here on the fox news channel. i m bill hemmer, good day.
not bankrupt when they get sick. that s what i believe. but it s up to you. it s up to the court really. if they decide to toss out if they don t decide to toss out the entire law republicans including presumptive nominee mitt romney are pushing for a full repeal. one thing we already know we already know it s bad policy and it s got to go. so if the court up holds it if they say look it passes the constitution it is still bad poll seep and that will mean if i am elected we are going to repeal it and replace it. and whatever the decision is today. don t be surprised to see the president himself come out and make a statement about what happened and more importantly what comes next? we will be looking for that. thanks so much, doug. lawmakers aren t the only ones talking about the healthcare ruling. this morning every day americans are also discussing what today s
does not want to the most urgent priorities of the american people. and it s the kind of political gamesman ship that from us straights the american people so much about what happens in washington. our senior producer on capitol hill thinks between 7 and 11 democrats will join republicans to hold the attorney general until contempt today. the congressman will not be one of them. i believe when history look backs at this moment this will not be a pretty moment for this country. contempt activity will not get started until 12:30 p.m. once it does start to settle from the healthcare ruling that will take place across the street. ainsley and patti ann. thanks so much.
we don t need this. how much trouble is president obama in when you put together what he expect on thursday, and we have eric holder, contempt and probably the supreme court dumping healthcare and ruling against it, how bad is this going to impact the president s race? it s very bad and for two reasons. number one, when the healthcare ruling comes down and i don t know how far it will go toward the constitution but it ain t going to go his way. and he s wasted four long years while people are suffering. the things he s doing with gay marriage and immigration, no matter what side you are on it s cynical. we know you are doing this just to get re-elected and people hate that. and you have national security leaks on top of it, a bad economy on top of that. the highlight of the obama campaign this week is the earth has not crashed into the sun. that s about it. that s the low bar they have cleared so far this week. the one thing i would know, as much as it seems like may and june h