say that they are not eligible for any of this debt relief. so, abby, a lot on the line here for millions and millions of student loan borrowers, who are really waiting for the supreme court to act here, to determine if that debt will, in fact, be relieved. abby? yes, exactly. so much on the line. and to that exact point, renee, you ve been covering the rallies outside of the court today. what has been the reaction among the protesters gathered there to all of this? reporter: yeah, you know, as jessica put it, abby, a lot of people in limbo at this point. outside of the supreme court today, we saw students, we saw, you know, student loan borrowers. we also saw advocates, all with the same shared story of basically drowning in debt. we heard lots of different stories out here from the 25-year-old living in new york city with her parents, afraid that she may never realize the american dream of financial freedom or home ownershipship, because of her college debt, to
hello. i m abby phillip in washington. and happening right now, supreme court hearings underway that could effect millions of people who owe money on their student loans. justices are hearing arguments in two cases, challenging president biden s plan to wipe away more than $400 billion in student debt. six republican-led states and two individuals are challenging its legality. let s bring in cnn s jessica schneider and renee marsh. both are at the supreme court right now. jessica, i want to start with you first. it s no surprise, this is a conservative court. and so far, it sounds like they ve been pretty skeptical of the biden administration s argument so far. tell us about what s been happening. that s exactly right, abby. the conservative members of this court are really giving considerable pushback on the idea that president biden and his administration can even put into place this sweeping debt relief. they re really zeroing in on the price tag of this program, more than $400 pl
household of five. yeah. i m out here trying to trying to just go through college without having to stress about payments. reporter: and while these students and these borrowers will not get their answer as far as how the court rules today, they are waiting anxiously for when that decision does come down, because it is very clear in talking to many of them here today, they understand, it s not just about the loans. this really is about their financial future and they get that. and that is why they re so, so very concerned. abby? all right. well, much more to come on this very important story, as we ll follow these two cases really closely. thank you, jessica schneider and rene marsh. and right now, we are tracking weather mayhem on both coasts. nearly 30 million americans are under winter weather alerts in both the west and the northeast. you can see the snow blanketing
supreme court might strike down the program. all of these loan payments have been on pause in the meantime. biden administration says if they are to go back into effect and loan forgiveness program not put back into effect those would be due 60 days after a decision in this case likely end of june. likely end of june. wait for the final word, jessica, appreciate you setting that up. let s get outside the court. crowds, hundreds rallying in favor of debt relief. renee, what are you seeing? i will tell you a lot of the people who hold the student loans feel like they are in a state of limbo as this all works itself out and works its way through the nation s highest court. in the crowd we have students, graduates, advocates, all of whom are rallying around this issue of forgiveness of student
poppy and kaitlan? so glad you did that reporting, renee. thank you. sure. all right. it is american heart month if you can t tell from mine and poppy s outfits. 28 days dedicated to spreading awareness about cardiovascular disease. it is the leading cause of death in the united states for both men and women. today specifically is national wear red day, a day that focuses on women s heart health. heart disease kills more women than all forms of cancer combined. there is good news though. many cases can be prevented. so here to tell us about that is cnn s medical correspondent and also with us is a journalist and tv personal star jones. she had open heart surgery to fix a volume of in this 2010. i want to talk about that experience. doctor doctor, what are the numbers and what is the data and how concerning this should be for women anticipate men would are watching? you said it in the intro. we say it every year. it is the leading cause of death