based on the commerce clause of the constitution. but it was upheld based on the tax writing provisions of the u.s. congress, and the executive branch of the u.s. government. a 5-4 decision. the key decision by the chief justice of the united states, john roberts. he sided with the other, the democratic appointed members of the supreme court, breyer, ginsberg, kagan, sotomayor, together with chief justice john roberts, they were in the majority. kennedy, scalia, alito and thomas, they were in the minority. the health care reform law stays in full fully remains the law of the land in the united states. kate baldwin has been watching all of this unfold. kate, you re outside the supreme court. give us some more on what was going on inside the supreme court. reporter: what was going on inside the supreme court is the chief justice, he announced the ruling and began reading part, a summary, really, of the opinion, the majority of opinion of the court. and that has been happeni
good evening everyone. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, the health care fight that doesn t add up. love it or loathe it. the individual mandate, the heart of president obama s signature domestic achievement is in jeopardy tonight. republicans are already circling the wagons. we made it pretty clear and i ll make it clear one more time. if the court does not strike down the entire law, the house will move to repeal what s left of it. there are three things to know about the bill tonight. as we count down to the supreme court s biggest decision of the year. first this, only one in ten americans would even be required to get health insurance under the president s mandate. yes, you heard me right. the mandate is wildly unpopular but it doesn t require anything from a lot of us. most americans already have insurance and another 22 to 24 million americans will be exempt from the mandate because they don t earn enough money to file income taxes or they re in prison or they
tonight, the woman who showed everyone what happens when harry met solly. i ll have what she s having. two of the people who knew her best tell her tstories. remembering nora effron. plus, sex, cash and politics. she was at the center of the scandal that ended a political career and destroyed a marnl. marriage. do you really think men cheat for bad sex? do they? . rielle hunter answers the most important question of all. is she sorry? and the mayor of new york. this is piers morgan tonight. tonight, rielle hunter tells all. but we begin with the big story. nora effron classic movies, audiences still laugh and also cry along with them. she was a playwrig right and be selling author and blogger. her best legacy may be her family and long-time friends who are all paying tribute to her today. welcome to you both. i ve been struck, i have to say, about the incredible outpouring of the emotions, tributes, of grief from so many people, from such a broad spectrum. no
of epic proportions. wolf blitzer is off today. i m candy crowley and you re in the situation room. all eyes on the supreme court and congress with a potentially historic day on tap tomorrow. one that could be especially bad for president obama. we re expecting the justices long awaited ruling on health care reform. the president s flagship issue in one that impacts virtually every american. at the same time, eric holder could become the first sitting u.s. attorney general ever held in contempt of congress. the planned house votes stems from accusations the justice department is withholding documents on a failed operation that put guns in the hands of mexican drug cartels. president obama and his staff are bracing for all the possibilities. cnn white house correspondent, dan lothian, has details. dan, what are you picking up there as they do sort of brace for two really important decisions tomorrow? reporter: they really do. and on health care they do still believe and
don t screw with this, okay? this is piers morgan tonight. conan o brien is very tall. he s very talented. he s very irish. he s also perhaps the funniest man with red hair on the entire planet. he s also an ordained minister and arthur of what s been voted the fourth funniest simpsons episode of all time. thank you so much. you didn t even scratch the surface. i have a high fall setto. i sing like an angel. i m hairless. there s many things. i m aerodynamic. there s nothing i can t do. what is the genuinely weirdest thing about you that nobody knows? wow, that s a good one. the weirdest thing about me that nobody knows. i can be amusing at times. seems to have escaped people s notice. you don t do many interviews. i don t do a lot. i ve been trying to lure you for like 18 months. i ve appear on your show endlessly in a desperate attempt to lure you in. i don t do a lot because, think about it, i m on television constantly. since 1993, i m on tv for a chunk