captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening everyone. a legal showdown today for president obama s healthcare reform law. the supreme court began the first of three days of historic hearings on the controversial law. tom, this case is getting incredible attention all across the country. tom: a key issue before the court, susie, is whether congress has the right under the constitution to require all americans to buy health insurance, whether they want it or not. almost 50 million americans do not have health insurance and 26 states are challenging the law s requirement. in today s opening arguments, lawyers made a case the insurance mandate doesn t take effect until 2014, arguing the high court shouldn t rule until then. susie: the court s decision could have far-reaching implications for the economy and many businesses as well as you. darren gersh was at the supreme court and filed this report. reporter: even for the supreme court, today was historic. outside, pr