panthers have offered a $10,000 bounty for his capture. politically, economically, the next three days will affect the course of life in america for decades. six hours of arguments on four distinct issues arising from the 2-year-old health care reform law are well under way at the highest court in the land. today s issue could make the rest moot. the gateway question asks whether the individual mandate for everyone to buy insurance or pay a penalty amounts to a tax. if it does, it can t be challenged, because a law from 1867 bars challenges to taxes until they re paid. the health insurance mandate doesn t take effect until 2014. so justices could settle this issue and punt on the others. today s session wraps in 30 minutes, and cnn s kate bolduan and jeff toobin will join me live as soon as it does. rick santorum plans to be out in front of the supreme court building at noon weighing in on the health care debate. the republican presidential candidate has said the health c
gunned down. the supreme court begins hearing arguments this morning as 26 states challenge president obama s health care overhaul. at the heart of the debate? whether the individual insurance mandate is constitutional. and president obama is joining lead errs of more than 50 nations in seoul, south korea this morning for the 2012 nuclear security summit. the president kicking things off with a stinging warning to north korea. a developing story from afghanistan. nato officials say a gunman wearing an army uniform, an afghan army uniform, killed two coalition members in southern afghanistan before he himself was shot dead. this follows the shooting rampage by a u.s. army soldier that killed up to 17 afghan villagers just earlier on this month. in chile, rocked by a major earthquake, the 7.1 magnitude quake shoot buildings in santiago and triggered a coastal evacuation. three injuries are reported, no major damage however. one minute past 5:00. it s become emotional, i
i m erin burnett and outfront tonight, caught red-handed on an open mic. wrapping up a meeting with russian president dmitry medvedev in seoul today, president obama was heard saying this. this is my last election. after my election i have more flexibility. i understand you. i transmit this information to vladimir and i stand with you. he was asking for space when it comes to the hotly disputed missile defense system which would place a shield in countries neighboring russia. russia strongly opposes this system. so is the president saying i can t be seen catering to russian demands during an election year so wait until i m re-elected and i ll have more flexibility then? he may have decided it s not a good idea but if that s true it would still be a change. here the president is on the missile defense system in september, 2009. it deploys capabilities that are proven and cost effective and it sustains and builds upon our commitment to protect the u.s. homeland against lo
here in new york city. great to have you visiting us. pleasure to be here. and john is a political comedian, will cain and fdorian nice to have each and every when of you. good morning. interesting to think it s been a month since trayvon martin killed. and two weeks since white people heard about it. the story was not that well-known in the media. on social media it was making the rounds and finally everyone else picked it up about two weeks ago. of course it s our starting point, thousands are expected to make their way to san sford, florida. honoring trayvon martin, and the rally will begin at 4:00 p.m. outside the first united methodist church and the crowds are going to make their way to the civic center which is roughly a half mile away and that s where the city s going to hold a town hall. there are reports that trayvon s parents are expected to speak there, that march comes right after a candlelight vigil held yesterday for martin. there were songs and
suggests the former pennsylvania senator lacks the temperament to be president. the landmark debate unfolding at the supreme court on this question. did congress over step its authority when it passed the obama administration plan that man dates you to buy health insurance? this morning the supreme court opened three days of oral arguments on whether the president s healthcare law is unconstitutional. even though cameras aren t allowed in the court inside, there were rare audio recordings and show the chief justice focusing on the key question, can the government force to you buy insurance and fine you if you don t? the idea is that the mandate is something separate on whether you want to call it a penalty or tax just doesn t seem to make much sense. it is entirely separate and let me explain to you why. it is a command. the mandate is a command. senior legal analyst jeff tubin was in the courtroom and he is here live. what is especially what happened today. somet